William Blair Equity Research Interview

Hi all,

I have an interview for an ER position with William Blair. Any advice on prep for the interview?

Technical aspect: I heard BIWS materials were helpful here. Any other suggestions?

Fit: I read that fit was very important for WB - can anyone elaborate on this?

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Regards to technical: ibankingfaq.com has some good basic tech Q&A.

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Good shop - hope you ace the meets. Is that for WB buy side (AM) or sell side (brokerage)?

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