HF Analyst Interviews with Peers

For the more experienced folks- when you have made it far enough in the process you start talking to your potential analyst peers how do you approach it?

Of course re: technicals and ideas it’s pretty straightforward but how do you get a sense of what it’s like to work on the team and if the PM is someone you want to work for.

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