I have a case interview with Harris Williams coming up soon. Has anyone experienced their interview process. Any advice would be appreciated.
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Anyone care to answer this question? I have the same thing in a week. tth7 - can you shed some light now, presuming you've been the process already?
Btw mine is a case interview for an associate position (post-MBA, post-2 years of shitty economy hustling to stay competitive). Thanks.
2/3 of HW clients are PE groups. HW really goes to great lengths and really advertises that they have strong PE placement in their analyst/associates.
in terms of the case, because like 95% of all their deals are sell-side M&A, they'll likely give you a situation where a company that sells a quirky product is looking to sell (think something weird, like an air hockey manufacturer or something). You'ld probably be asked to identify potential buyers then valuation techniques, etc, etc.
my case study was essentially a 3-4 page description of a business with some summary financials provided. they asked me to give some perspectives on the business and the industry. the discussion was centered around the situation where they said i had 10-15 minutes to get on the phone with management - so what questions would i ask that would help me sell the business. questions should be around valuation, the industry, and the company. they want to see how you would position the business if you were a sellside banker
Just to clarify buzzin444's comment - I would not talk about PE placement for associates. From what I understand from people I know there, HW is very proud of its placement program for analysts, but its ONLY for analysts. Associates should be looking for a long-term banking career.
longshot, you're right it's aimed more towards analysts, especially for someone already coming out of MBA (overlooked that).
batting average for harris williams MDs who go to bat for their analysts
Harris Williams Case Interview - Any info is appreciated (Originally Posted: 12/19/2008)
I've got a case interview scheduled with Harris Williams in early January. Has anyone been through their case interview before? I am interviewing for a Summer Associate (not analyst) position but I assume their case interview will be similar to an analyst case interview.
Any info is greatly appreciated.
O god!!! Harris Williams....
ha - thanks Mezzcat. I hear they still pay bonuses in cash though, so it might be worth working in the middle market.
I went through the SA process for HW last winter, and got an offer (didn't accept though).
I never got a case interview, just a lot of 2 on 1s, usually an Analyst/Associate w/ an MD/D. Senior guys there are really cool, and despite what everyone says about doing cookie cutter sell sides, they are pretty good at what they do.
Interviews were a combo of fit/technical, with tech if you have a finance background of some kind. Since their a small firm, and closely knit, the personality is def important, but overall their a laid back firm, with everyone working quite hard, even given its "regional" status or whatever.
Sorry I can't help about the case interview
mtones,
Which office / any particular group?
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Richmond office. As far as I know the first round interview is not for a specific group. During the company presentation they described the summer associate position as a generalist role. Originally the first round interview was just supposed to be a typical 30 minute interview but they recently changed the format to a 2 hour case/behavorial interview.
Harris Williams Case Interview - Mix of technical and fit? (Originally Posted: 12/09/2009)
Has anyone here interviewed with HW and had to take a case interview for final rounds? If so what does it consist of and is there anyway to prepare for it? Also, what are the in-house interviews like? Mix of technical, fit, etc?
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