Questions I should ask to an intern candidate?

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We are interviewing candidates (please don’t reach out to me, the list has been finalized, no additional candidates) for an Equity Strategy intern position (sell-side). Which questions should I ask? Keeping in mind that it is a more top-down approach to equities rather than a bottom-up approach like sectorial positions. I come from a top-down TMT role at a HF, this is my 1st time interviewing someone for a sell-side position.

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