Cowen 2021 SA
Didn't see a thread for Cohen 2021... anyone have more information on their recruiting process/who their targets are
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just had first rounds last week / this week
target? also too late to apply if you know
Wanted to know as well
someone posted on this a while back and got no response. :(
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about to start my SA stint with Cowen. My superday was not very technical at all, I was mostly asked about interest in the coverage group I was interviewing for along with industry specific valuation methodologies
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Has anyone else received an email to schedule a second interview?
yes, I have a second round next week. Any advice/know what to expect? Behavioral..or more technicals this round?
went through the process last year. made it to superday but didn't get an offer. got asked standard technicals (probably a little easier than first round, but that could've just been my particular interviewers). a few brainteasers as well. probably 15 min of techs/brainteasers and 15 min of behaviorals that just turned into a conversation
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Recruiting is in process and timing is based on each target school's deadline. Having a specific preference for office and/or group is valued.
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What’s your source on this? I just had my second round a few days ago...is it really possible to not extend superdays for another 3-4 weeks?
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What was the second round interview like for those that have already had it?
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anyone know if cowen does interviews in waves? for those of you who have had interviews, do yall go to targets?
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From my name, I think it is quite clear. Go Blue!
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Heard the Detroit office might be the best for focusing on pure M&A, that team closes a ton of MM deals each year, mostly industrials
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NY takes the most and then the other offices take considerably less, but I'm not sure about a solid number.
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Anyone know if first rounds are still coming out for NY?
If your interviewer didn’t mention that they were passing you on does that mean you got cut?
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Anyone hear back yet after second round?
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No, NYC.
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Praying for today
Been 2 weeks since 2nd round interview. Are they just pushing back superdays? Has anyone reached out to HR?
nice username. also bump
it took them 2 weeks to get to me between my first and second round interview, so I don’t think it’s unusual that we haven’t heard back yet
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Still think they’re going to provide us with an update. It’s hard leaving candidates in the dark while other recruiting processes are going on.
their first round of superdays that late? the second round was so long ago
Will there be another wave at NY office?
bump!! has anyone gotten a superday
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Nope. You been in contact with HR?
they reached out but haven’t responded back to me
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are they sending out more first rounds? cowen interviews seem to be all over the place.
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No back log. Mine is this week.
Anyone know when the fulltime recruitment of Cowen will open?
did non targets NYC hear back for first rounds?
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so not NYC?
Not sure how many of you this applies to, but Cowen Detroit (Birmingham) has already had first and second rounds, as well as at least one Superday.
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Had mine a few weeks back. All of my interviewers were from the same location that I mentioned above.
just curious does anyone know how cowen's summer/first year analyst comp is? do they pay street?
FT is street. No signing or relocation bonus.
Just heard back from HR saying they're contacting more people in August.
August??? For superdays or for first rounds
More first rounds. I think they already did a whole wave of offers though.
Anyone know about the recruiting timeline for the SF office?
Some Cowen superdays happened over the last week and will occur this coming week. Will be continued superdays through August until all spots are filled. Process seems pretty unstructured and handled more on a rolling basis. Wouldn’t read that much into our HR being unresponsive / lag between interviews, except that our HR team is mediocre lol. Had to chase them on a few very good candidates myself. Good luck!
Source: I work at Cowen and have been helping with recruitment.
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Had superday week of 7/13 and still haven’t heard back :/
Nothing still ?
steve cohen?
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Yup, NYC generalist
how long after your superday did it take to hear back from them and receive an offer??
Also received offer for NYC Generalist
how long after your superday did it take to hear back from them and receive an offer??
No clue probably medium
I had a first round of very gentle technicals almost two weeks ago, but I haven't heard anything from HR since then... followed up a few days ago. Has anyone else had a first round and just not heard anything since? Should I continue networking with people in the meantime?
i'm in the same spot. Going to continue to network and hopefully it'll pan out for us
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They are really competitive this year, Nikola deal gave the firm massive traction
Same
I would keep networking. it took me 4 weeks to hear back after my first round
Any more updates on interviews going out? Figure it might be too late in the process but I haven't gotten any rejection notifications yet
yes i think superdays are going through august
waiting on an update on my superday. How long did it take for others to get updates?
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what are your odds of getting off the waitlist?
safe to say that if u haven’t heard for a first round, you’re out?
bump. Haven't heard anything but haven't received a rejection.
Did anyone received a notification from Cowen or offers?
Offers are being sent out. Just finished a super day with them.
Any superdays coming up?
I just got called about one this week, scheduled for sometime next week. Not sure when yet. Fingers crossed it goes well, definitely excited about the firm
Recently did a super day with them and thought I'd help out.
First round: highly technical, the interviewer will follow up on questions they ask you to test your comprehension. Familiarize yourself with valuation methodologies and the upsides/downfalls to them. Know concepts such as "What are some potential downfalls when looking at precedent transactions?"
Superday: Almost entirely behavioral. Only technical I got asked here was about depreciation increasing by $20. There was one brainteaser. Other questions were "why this location, why Cowen, why banking, as well as some situational behaviorals".
Were the technicals about valuation methodologies mainly general or did they ask any industry specific questions?
Yea they were industry specific
From what I know, SF and NY just sent out offers for the TMT group (3 interns each location with some people on the waitlist). Can’t confirm on the other groups but I believe C&R is done too.
Isn't the NY Program generalist? How have people gotten onto TMT?
Not sure about the generalist program but I’m thinking TMT runs a separate process. I heard the above info from Cowen HR
I just got a first round interview.. anyone else
me as well
When are they scheduled? I'm still hoping for a first round.
For which office and IB?
IB NY
how does Cowen compare to places like William Blair and Houlihan Lokey
not as strong as Blair, but not sure about HL
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