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.

 

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!

 

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.

 

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