FTI Restructuring Interview
I have an interview coming up for FTI Consulting (Boston, NYC one of those area), specifically in their restructuring group. Just wondering if you guys know much about the firm's culture, day-to-day role and type of questions I should be expecting for the role? Thanks alot!.
FTI Consulting is a great company, especially if you are just starting your career. FTI is split into "segments"...corporate finance/Restructuring, Forensic & Litigation Consulting (Dispute Advisory), Technology, Economics, and Strategic Communications (which is basically PR and crisis communication).
The 2 largest groups withing FTI are the Corp Fin/Restructuring group and FLC (forensic and litigation consulting). The Restructuring group is a great place to work, and it is filled with a lot of really smart people with strong reputations in the industry. The restructuring world is not that big, so a lot of bringing in business and new projects has to do with how well connected you are and how strong the Partner's industry reputation is. FTI has a great culture, and is a fantastic place to work as a junior employee. There is a ton of post-college workers and young professionals who work hard and also like to have a good time. There is a ton of resources available through the company, and you get all the benefits of working for a large, public, corporation. As FTI is a public company with almost 4,000 employees, it is very structured and organized, especially in terms of position hierarchy.
All of the offices have unlimited snacks and drinks, which is a huge plus. The Corp Fin segment is probably the most important segment to the company. People work hard, so you will not have a problem finding work and being busy. The staffing process is efficient, so at the junior level you have no choice of what type of deal you will be working on...it is just wherever the need is at the time. You may travel, you may not. You might do all debtor work, or you could do all creditors work, or you could do a mix. Hopefully you are aware of the difference between IB restructuring and consulting restructuring, which are largely different.
"The corporate finance/Restructuring segment at FTI Consulting focuses on strategic, operational, financial and capital needs of businesses. They address the full spectrum of financial and transactional challenges faced by companies, boards, private equity sponsors, creditor constituencies and other stakeholders. Our success depends upon achieving optimal results for our clients."
Assuming this is an entry-level role, or at least a junior level hire, be prepared for normal interview questions. You should know your technicals, and be sure to know alot about FTI, their history, what projects they have worked on recently, and how the business runs. You should be fresh on valuation methodologies, basic account questions, financial statement analysis, and a fair amount of behavioral questions as well. I would expect anything that outlandish for this interview, just prepared to talk about yourself and why you would be a good fit for FTI. It is consulting, and these are "people persons," so they want to be able to put you in a board room and have you present to C-Suite Executives. Be confident, clear, and honest. Make sure to ask questions, as people love to talk about themselves and explain their own career paths.
To summarize, FTI is a great company. If you want to do consulting, esepcially corporate finance and Restructuring work, then FTI is the place. There is great exit opps, and people tend to move on to a wide variety of jobs, or go back to business school if that is appealing. Hope this helps...feel free to PM me with more questions, I'm more than happy to help and offer an honest opinion.
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I was looking into FTI recently, and on glassdoor the salary range looks to be on the lower end. Do you have any salary data points?
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What level OP?
FTI Consulting - corporate finance/Restructuring (Originally Posted: 10/12/2011)
Hey guys,
I know I posted this in the Consulting forum, but as this is a CF/Restructuring job I figured I'd try my luck here as I didn't get many hits there.
I'm wondering if anyone has information about the general format of FTI Consulting's corporate finance/Restructuring interviews. I have an interview coming up with them next week and I'm hoping to learn a little more about what they typically ask (will be my first consulting/corp fin/restructuring interview, though I've had many accounting/other finance interviews before). Will it be mostly tech vs behavioral? It is a phone interview btw.
Also, if there are any current FTI employees that would willing to PM me to talk more in depth about the business/culture/exit opps/pay I'd really appreciate that. Thanks all.
anyone?
Hey, I am curious about this, too. I would appreciate if you could share your experience.
How was the interview?
FTI consulting interview (Originally Posted: 03/27/2015)
Hi everyone,
A little background - 2nd year associate in Big 4 assurance practice trying to make the move into the consulting world. Have a phone interview with a consultant and video interview with a director next week. If anyone has any tips, suggestions, or can give me a brief overview of how the process will work, I would really appreciate it !
Will questions be more behavioral or technical?
dont confuse FTI for consulting
Elaborate
I'm on the same boat!! any suggestions/advice?
FTI Consulting - corporate finance/Restructuring general format of interview and other insight? (Originally Posted: 10/12/2011)
Hello fellow WSO'ers,
I'm wondering if anyone has information about the general format of FTI Consulting's corporate finance/Restructuring interviews. I have an interview coming up with them next week and I'm hoping to learn a little more about what they typically ask (will be my first consulting/corp fin/restructuring interview, though I've had many accounting/other finance interviews before). Will it be mostly tech vs behavioral?
Also, if there are any current FTI employees that would willing to PM me to talk more in depth about the business I'd really appreciate that. Thanks all.
where is the interview?
Phone interview actually.
I've interviewed with them before. standard phone interview with HR in their head office (atlanta I think). after that they'll pass you along to the office you're interviewing with. From what I have seen the personalities at the firm are great.
Corporate Restructuring at FTI Consulting (Originally Posted: 10/30/2011)
Any insight into Corporate Restructuring at FTI Consulting? type of work, salary, bonus, exit opportunities, etc...
bump
also interested. is it usual for people to exit into distressed debt funds/PE/Hedge funds focused on credit?
FTI Interview Structure (Originally Posted: 09/30/2008)
To any one who has interviewed or knows of someone who interviewed with FTI Consulting:
How is the interview structured? Fit-based mostly or are there some technical questions? What are the second round finance interviews like?
Thank you for your support!
I had an interview for their restructuring practice. 10 minutes behavioral, 20 minutes technical, 5 minutes Q&A. The questions were standard i-banking style stuff, but I would say heavier on the accounting and financial ratios side. Know your DCF.
Thanks hbombbme.
I just had my interview last Friday too. It was mostly fit-based with one technical, which was accounting based. I, too, interviewed for the Restructuring practice.
FTI corp. finance role? (Originally Posted: 09/17/2012)
Has anyone interviewed for a corp. finance analyst role with FTI? Will this interview be less like a normal consulting interview and more like an IB one?
I have been prepping for ib interviews but haven't really touched anything related to consulting interviews..(case studies) Not sure what to expect. Thanks
they hate bankers.
@couchy...have you interviewed with them??? If so any similarities/differences compared to ib interviews??
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