Questions to ask interviewer
What are your favorite questions to ask your interviewer when you trying out for an analyst role? What are need to ask? What are outside the box Qs?
What are your favorite questions to ask your interviewer when you trying out for an analyst role? What are need to ask? What are outside the box Qs?
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Generally from a lot of research on the firm and their positions and history I usually have more specific and tailored questions about stuff that I am curious about already, but for some basic stuff I like to ask:
-What do you believe your edge is in the markets? What do you think differentiates your process from others? (these two here can drive a significant portion of the convo back and forth imo)
-How do you like to build your financial models and why do you do it that way - ex: how many years forward, do you do DCF sanity checks, incorporation of alt. data/ leading KPIs, etc. (better understanding of their process). One time for an industrials PM I asked - for your models on multi-industry / conglomerates how do you feel that you build a good sense of unit economics? How do you try to balance the granular from the more critical drivers? and it was a great convo.
-What characteristics do you believe would make for the perfect analyst for this position (not a huge fan of this question honestly, but basically trying to get a better understanding for what they are looking for - find out another way to ask this that sounds better idk)
More general stuff if you've covered a lot of ground already:
-What investors and/or books had the biggest impact on you as an investor? (they usually ask you this anyways a lot of the time)
Also if the firms is under $1.5-$2bn or newer you can ask about the LP base. I like to ask: What is the LP base like, do they seem to align well with the founder's mission and approach? (usually if talking to COO). I mean you can always ask that at some point later in the process, just have to feel it out though.
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