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It depends if this is a phone interview (screening) or a in-person (first round). Things you will definitely be asked about is to talk about yourself or go through your resume. In other words, make sure you have your story down cold. The best way to do this is to do 5 quick bullet points like the following:
-Where you are from (particularly if this is interesting can make you stand out) -What school you are in, what you are majoring in and why -Previous internship/work/related experience -What sparked your interest in the job at hand -Why this job + plus your given background will help you become successful
Again, just write down summary bullet points for yourself. Don't memorize, that way when telling your story comes up in the interview, you sound confident but not like a robot.
In terms of fit, make sure you can provide good examples of whatever they ask you: leadership, teamwork, detail oriented, strengths and weaknesses, analytical, etc. And always related all of your examples to the fact that you can add real value to the team/firm. They always appreciate that.
In terms of technical, it really depends on whether this is a legit first round int, and what kind of investment banking (ie, M&A, restructuring, capital markets, industry specific). Definitely know the basics though: accounting, valuations, etc.
Good luck!
I don't have the time to read all of this but from the first few lines this is solid advice. I'd be prepared to walk through all of the connections between the financial statements as well as know how to do a DCF from top to bottom. Often I was asked as well to explain EV which is of course simple but you still want to know your definitions.
Wow thanks! esbanker. Your input is very helpful.
This will be an over the phone interview.
no prob. then this will mostly be to gauge whether he/she likes you. doubt it will get very technical - although i've certainly had phone interviews get technical (usually that person was a real douche bag). go over the fundamentals to be safe, but if i were you i'd split my time between 60% fit prep, 30% technical prep, 10% market/wsj/understanding whatever is going on in europe so that you sound relatively smart. again, get your story down and you'll be able to dictate the direction of the interview much more.
suerte.
Gracias amigo
ps don't give out personal info on WSO. you'd be surprised who reads this.
Was giving the firms name to personal?
Thanks for the advise. Would I be able to change my first post?
Hey guys thanks for the input it really helped me out. The recruiter agreed to meet with me after the new year since may is far from now. Luckily she didn't test me on technical and behavioral but all we did was talk and I feel it was mostly done for fit.
Hey guys thanks for the input it really helped me out. The recruiter agreed to meet with me after the new year since may is far from now. Luckily she didn't test me on technical and behavioral but all we did was talk and I feel it was mostly done for fit.
is this for FT or SA?
what do you mean by FT or SA? I'm not familiar with the acronym.
FT = Full-time SA = Summer Analyst
You can get more acquainted here: http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/faq-common-acronyms-used-on-wso
Thanks.
Its for summer analyst
Hey man just to add, i see that you are a toronto prospective monkey. Remember that CDN i banking interviews tend to be very fit intensive. like esbanker said, you have to have your story downbut make sure you know the technicals too just in case. Also helps to have good background of the industry group you'll be in (which i assume will be mining?), like multiples used and recent deals. Good luck!
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