Lateral IB Interviews versus traditional on-cycle recruiting

How different is the lateral recruiting process for banks at the analyst level compared to full-time recruiting to be an IB analyst?

Is there a traditionally a model test? Are technicals much more of a focus? Is deal experience heavily scrutinized?
What is the process structured like? Are they typically much longer / shorter?

 

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