I received an invite for PJT first round strategic advisory for a video interview next Tuesday.
I was wondering what to expect in the interview. I'm guessing it'll be all technical. I went through the 400 questions guide from BIWS, but not the advanced section.
What else should I do to prepare? Thanks!
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Go through the advanced section. During my first round with PJT M&A they essentially had me do a basic paper lbo.
yea, definitely need to go beyond regular technicals. pjt are absolutely merit based.
I can’t help with the interview but to add an additional datapoint: I am a non target and did zero networking there and got invited to a first round interview for their Restructuring. Got the email on Tuesday this week.
Good luck with your interviews and I’d say be ready for a paper accretion dilution walkthrough as well.
when did you apply?
I don’t remember exactly, but it was right around the time they first opened it.
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