2019 BB S&T First Round Interview
Hi everyone,
I was lucky enough to land a first round interview for a 2019 SA position at a BB in NYC. Does anyone know what types of questions I should expect? Will it be mostly fit or a good balance of fit/technical? I feel fine preparing for the fit questions but honestly, I have no idea what the basic technical questions of S&T even are. I've spent most of my time preparing for IB interviews so I don't really know where to get started for S&T. I'm keeping up with the WSJ to understand general market trends and current events. I'm also expecting a stock pitch but other than that idk. Any advice would be appreciated. Btw I only have like 2 weeks to learn all this info before the interview so let's see how it goes lol.
Feel free to PM me, I recently went through the super day process for S&T
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i recently had an ST superday at a BB. For mine it was very behavioral and fit type questions. the most technical that they got was talking about rates and the Fed. Know where rates are and what the Fed outlook is. Know where the 10 yr is at. Also know how to draw the yield curve and be able to explain what happens to it as the Fed raises rates.
Also be able to talk about 2-3 current events that have market implications, not just US but global.
PM if you have any other questions and good luck!
I also recently had an SNT superday at a BB. mostly behavioral very basic technicals. have a high level opinion on the markets (us, europe, EM, Japan), stock pitch etc
BB S&T 1st round (Originally Posted: 02/02/2010)
Specifically BAML for now, what are first round interviews like? Is there a superday for interns in S&T or just a 2nd round? I have heard both due to cost cutting.
There's a lot of posts on S&T interviews, look at those. 1st rounds is mostly behavioral, and they might throw in some brainteasers or ask you what's going on in the market.
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FT S&T BB Interview Quick Question (Originally Posted: 09/26/2010)
Guys, never went through a S&T interview in my life, have been focusing on IBD all this time but figured i should start considering other options for FT
did lots of research on this website...but to clarify, for first round interviews, are they screening you to see if you'll be a particular fit for sales or for trading, or do you have to be well-rounded?
I'm a WAY better fit for the Sales side and would probably make a pretty shitty trader so am worried about brainteasers/probability questions, etc.
Is there any way I can indicate my preference for S v T in the beginning of the interview?
Much appreciated.
They'll ask if you have preferences during the interview. I've heard people getting brainteasers for Sales as well though.
Yeah, you'll be asked what you want to do. Be prepared to answer the question "why?" You'll want to have a coherent, well-thought explanation of why you'd be better at sales than trading. Also, have an opinion on the market and a few trade ideas in mind.
Yeah, just communicate your interest in sales while you're answering the first question usually asked in every interview (i.e. Tell me about yourself / Walk me through your resume).
In agreement to Xango's point, make sure you can speak about the market and a few trade ideas/pitches. I got grilled on those when I was making the transition into sales from trading for full-time.
I've gotten questions on why S&T vs. banking, brainteasers, general market questions, interest in particular group, bond math questions, questions on duration and convexity...
Know the 10 year UST yield...and the stock price of the BB your interviewing at
Know the 2y, 5y and 30y yields too (i.e. the entire yield curve). And have an opinion of where it will go (i.e. movements of the front-end vs. the back-end).
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