Interview Season

Well it's about interview season and let me say that there are a few questions that will definitely come up. I am simply writing this to help out and i am sure it is going to be filled with grammatical errors but here goes.

1. What is going on in the market and tell me why there was a large collapse.

If you can't answer this questions you're basically out of luck.

2. Know how banking bonuses are structured because they will be lower at all levels yes even us lowly analysts who work all day so you're not going to be able to "imply that you like money" as much as previous years. This also separates people who want to do finance from those who are indifferent. 3. Do not try to "trick" people with resumes. I just screened a resume with a "Major GPA of 3.8" and a "Cumulative GPA of 3.1" Clearly someone is trying to get one over my head, a major gpa of 3.9 and cumulative of 3.7 makes more sense. 4. Do not mess around with what industry or product group you want to join, don't tell them "banking", even during interview season when the market was better I still knew what industry or product i wanted at each bank i interviewed at. EX. "Health care, Alt energy", "M&A, Restructuring" 5. Know the company very well, any deals? any news? any new hires that are of particular note? These are things to separate a real candidate for a sub par one. 6. If you cannot go through the vault guide with your eyes closed, you're in trouble.

Hope that all helps I'll check this board now and then if you want answers to interview questions.

Oh for the elusive how do u value a non-profit. Here's the kicker, non-profits are allowed to earn money. So you can value them on a net income basis and apply a multiple. P/E multiple on net income. This is a good time to also distinguish urself from peers by showing u know the difference between equity value and enterprise value.