Does anyone have advice for me as I head into a first-round IBD interview. I am looking to transition from PWM to IB; graduated in 2006 from a top-5 undergraduate business school. My explanations for my focus-change is well articulated. I am applying for the 2008 Analyst Class.
Has anyone been through a Bear Stearns first-round? Anything I should expect? Thanks so much.
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One thing you need to know is "why Bear?", which they will ask for sure.
Coming from a finance related background, be ready for technical questions. Be sure you know how transactions flow from statement to statement, especially debt. Also look at enterprise value/ebitda, I had a few questions on that.
Know why you want to be at Bear; having gone through the whole process the past few weeks (and got an offer), I can tell you they are really proud of the people that work there.
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