What was the most stupid/ridiculous question you’ve been asked in an IB Interview?
They asked me how to get EBITDA if you have all three statements but only partly filled. After I had explained how you could get it, they said: you cannot get EBITDA. It’s not an accounting measurement.
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I was asked how the Black-Scholes model for valuing options works.
For an internship. In business development. In real estate.
Never disrespect Real Estate.
Wow - I'm actually impressed the interviewer knew about the model..
Why take the Black Scholes method into account when you can take BBC?
Interviewer under their breath, sweating, nervously flipping through materials: "fuck, this guy is good"
I've always found qualities and flaws to be really stupid
Worked at one IB that required an hour long psychology test / interview with a psychologist.
"why our company?"
How do you actually answer that, is it normal to research every company and formulate a specific answer or do you answer with the generic answer?
If you had an unlimited supply of water and a 5 gallon bucket and 3 gallon bucket, how can you get 4 gallons in one bucket. (Exactly 4 gallons).
That’s a very common (and easy) brain teaser.
Never herd of it, and , yes, I'm retarded
Very easy and not that uncommon
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BB SA interview:
Q: "what's your favorite bloomberg function?"
A: "uhhhh isn't there a march madness one? or the hurricane one? POSH is pretty good too" (in my head: wow this guy is bored)
later, same interview - guy was an associate in natres coverage, i'm a business major applying as a generalist:
Q: "do you know what the different components of oil are?"
A: "um i haven't really taken chemistry since 10th grade"
Q: "jesus what do they teach kids in school these days?!"
got the superday..
Would you let me fuck your girlfriend for the job?
"For sure"
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