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I used Capital Interview Experts for my last year SA interviews and signed an EB (EVR/PJT/MOE) – can back them. Obviously you still need to network and prepare your behaviorals but in my opinion they are the best resource for technicals

 

I actually disagree with the above comment. The only reason I got my MS offer was because of their questions - bought their guides last year and still got an update this Sunday which was 40+ pages which is like 30 to 50 questions per firm. Personally I think that's value considering it's life time access and actual challenging interview questions vs other platforms where you lose access once you unsub and have filler "walk me through a dcf" type questions.

 
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Since it's almost SA recruiting time I'll add my two cents:

I used Capital Interview Experts guides ($147) and also Peak Frame works guides ($297). For IB recruiting, CIE > Peak.

CIE has multiple options, but I specifically got the Ultimate Analyst Prep which was 2 guides: Insider Edge which was 50+ pages and 600+ questions, and Core Mastery which was 10 topics, 30+ pages, and 300+ questions.

For CIE, I interviewed at almost every EB (EVR/Q/CVP/PJT/MOE) and was asked questions that were either word-for-word or slight variations (sometimes just different numbers) of what was in the CIE guides. Their Core Mastery guide also did a great job actually explaining the concepts, not just giving memorization material.

For the Peak IB course, I didn’t find it particularly useful for IB interviews. The Excel case studies were good, but you’re not going to be asked to model in a SA or even A1 New Grad interview. I think Peak makes more sense later on, especially when recruiting for PE where modeling is tested.

Don't know what the above comment was talking about since the CIE Ultimate guide I got was Insider (50+ pages) + Core Mastery (30+ pages). 

Bottom line: CIE is best for conceptual understanding and real IB interview questions, while Peak is better once you’re already in IB and thinking about transitioning to PE.

 

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