Associate Interview Technical Question Difficulty Fluctuation

Hey guys, just curious to hear your take on investment banking technical interview difficulty fluctuation. I would assume that intuitively, folks with CFA/CPA/banking/M&A due diligence or finance/accounting background in general would get grilled on technicals? vs folks with pure STEM background and by background I don’t mean STEM undergrad + consulting, meaning STEM undergrad + STEM work experience, would less likely to get grilled because the depth and length of finance/accounting exposure is just sheer few months of business school?

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