Hello everyone,
Has anyone had any contact with the Cornell Partnership (re Corp Fin / IBD roles)? I hear they ask technical questions and have a maths test as part of their interview process. If anyone can provide more detail on this that would be great.
Cheers, IBC
| +95 | No return so what are the options left | 46 | 13h |
| +70 | One year since I didn't get a return - advice | 6 | 1d |
| +27 | Contradictory and Bad End of Year HR Review | 13 | 3d |
| +24 | Not Getting a Return Feels Like Everything Was Taken From You | 7 | 16h |
| +20 | Left industry… can i return? | 5 | 5d |
| +18 | A few superdays but no offer, am I cooked? | 1 | 6d |
| +12 | What do I do atp | 16 | 4d |
| +12 | Seeking Advice | 3 | 1d |
| +10 | Recruiting chances | 6 | 10h |
| +9 | Career gap | 1 | 2d |
Career Resources
Get instant access to lessons taught by experienced private equity pros and bulge bracket investment bankers including financial statement modeling, DCF, M&A, LBO, Comps and Excel Modeling.
I know them as a recruiter/headhunter and talking to them is like everywhere else. Just having a chat about your CV, your goals and where you wanna go careerwise and how they possibly can help you as well as the opportunities being available at the moment. That's it.
Maybe I'm getting you wrong and you want to start working AT the Cornell Partnership, then I've to say I have no clue what to expect.
Yes I can provide some more detail:
The maths test is very basic, all mental maths, nothing much more complicated than + - * and /, create a few very basic equations to solve some of the questions.
Interview also pretty relaxed. They want you to talk through your CV, then outline methods of company valuation (assuming this is for corp. finance), ask what are the key disadvantages of dcf, tell me about a recent transaction etc. Then why CF? etc.
At the end of the interview they provide some feedback, give you things to improve on and suggestions etc. Even if you don't get the job the feedback is extremely candid and very useful, they will provide advice on CV, presentation etc.
Hope this helps
PS Same assumptions as DonMunich.
Thanks DonMunich and anon56. Yes the assumptions are correct (ie for Corp Fin / IBD roles). If anyone has anything else to add feel free to do so.
Disagree with anon56, thought the math test was very intense, 30 minutes 30 questions with a whole mix of questions with different degrees of difficulty (simple airthmetic, GMat-like Qs, text questions, long division). Might have been a firm-specific test so I don't know. Interview is fairly laid back, general technicals (why m&a, why company X, DCF, multiples, general economy, pick a company and do a SWOT analysis).
Cornell Partnership interviews (Originally Posted: 01/31/2010)
...
Commodi enim ea saepe ullam quisquam voluptatem. Commodi sequi repellat sint ipsam itaque vel. Ab odio nihil ut enim sunt aut vel. Corporis vel libero perferendis expedita magnam consequuntur illum. Adipisci nihil saepe ab itaque ipsum ea reiciendis. Beatae at voluptates voluptatum similique fuga.
Corrupti sit corporis eligendi reiciendis. Quasi autem odit nemo ut doloribus sunt accusantium a. Et facere voluptates porro dolorem exercitationem qui occaecati.
A laudantium iusto aliquam exercitationem voluptatem. Iure et ut iste modi quibusdam. Nihil asperiores aut quidem totam omnis.
Minima quidem sed praesentium et est explicabo unde molestiae. Voluptas asperiores quisquam quam dolor minima velit modi. Totam qui minus soluta. Quia quas sed aliquid aliquam autem.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...