hi! i have a little technical background but have a first-round with CVP soon, what should I expect in terms of questions? will studying the basic level sections of the 400 question guide be enough? what questions to expect?
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thank you!! hope yours went well
How the fuck do people get interviews at these top firms with no idea for technicals or the guides? Actually confuses me
loll ! i mean i know the basics but still not a finance whiz :)
I had a first round with them for non-diversity. It was with 1 analyst and a partner at the firm. They try to make it pretty friendly, the technicals slowly got harder and harder as the interview progressed. If I remember correctly they focused on a lot of Enterprise value and equity value-type questions
thank you! for your response
This for California office? I understood NYC kicks off summer-fall
yep!
I also have a first round with CVP coming up.. do you have a date scheduled for your interview?
Does anyone who had a first round hear back yet? It’s been a week i think i might be dinged
Is this for California or NY?
California
not yet
It was all technical for me lol
I thought CVP recruited in like September... is this diversity???
ye
diversity superdays already sent out
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