Modeling test: how hard is it?
Lateral hires: how difficult was the modeling test during your interview process? What did you find to be the hardest part of the process (excluding screening)?
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Had to do an LBO from scratch in an hour. Assumptions weren't difficult but I wasn't prepared to do it from scratch so was a little sloppy. All of my reps practicing were for difficult assumptions in a pre-built model. Won't say which bank.
Wait so plugging in the assumptions?
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