LevFin, First Interview (Ever) Help!

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first round at a regional cib group is usually lighter on technicals than bb processes - expect the resume walkthrough, why levfin / why huntington, then credit fundamentals: leverage ratios (what debt/ebitda levels look aggressive for the sector), coverage ratios, what makes a company a good credit, maybe loan vs bond basics.

30 minutes with a vp is 8-10 questions max, so tight structured answers beat deep ones. have one recent lbo or syndication you can talk about for a minute without notes. they save the heavier technicals for the superday - this round is mostly communication and coachability.

adding to the above - for a levfin seat specifically, spend your prep time on the credit lens, not the pe lens. a lender is paid to worry about the downside: what breaks the company, how much debt the cash flows can actually service, what happens in a bad year. if you can frame answers that way ("i would want to see x debt/ebitda given the cyclicality of the business...") you sound like a lender, which is the point.

also have 3-4 tight behavioral stories ready - a tough team moment, a time you had to learn something fast, why this bank. 30 min flies, and the vp is mostly deciding whether they would enjoy working with you. technicals are table stakes at this stage, likeability is the real screen.