What is the deal with Lazard? Why did they open their application for a week in June then close it? Does anyone have info from someone at the bank? Are they done with recruiting for SA 2018?
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Target (for Lazard), nope in fact applications are live again.
According to the recruiting email we got, applications open July 17th and close August 4th. Superdays will be August 18th and 25th. You can apply up to 3 places.
Of course if you have OCR you can apply later depending on your school.
Bump. Any updates on first rounds?
First rounds for the accelerated process are next week. You will get notified sometime this week if you're selected. If you don't get selected you can apply again for the regular process. (all according to HR)
What location are you guys, I was told by an associate I have an interview but do not see anything yet from HR.
NYC wbu
Houston
anybody hear back for LAZ NY? i know SF is out but not sure if NY is
I applied to NYC and haven't heard anything yet.
Also applied to NYC and haven't heard anything yet. I applied right before the deadline however, not sure if that makes a difference
I applied before aug 4th but it still shows applications open. Is this because its general process?
Yup. General process opened on Aug 7
So if I applied online before then, that means I'm considered for accelerated process?
Bump. Any update?
havn't heard back for accelerated first round
Me either... Hopefully by the end of the day?
hopefully... considering there's an August 18 superday
Any intel on this?
from what I know, they are going through some shifts in HR. One of their IB recruiters that I know left recently and I think the HR department is quite understaffed as of now, which is most likely why they are slow. I would expect to hear back early next week and for the bulk of the accelerated candidates to have superday on the 25th.
bump
Anyone hear anything yet?
Not yet
Heard back 1st round Lazard today around 5pm est
Ny office ?
Yes
For regular or accelerate round still?
Is this for accelerated or standard?
Can someone also confirm this?
Had first round with Chicago yesterday, they might still be working on sending out NY?
What are the odds that they only select one kid per school for the first round?
depends on the school? I go to a core school for Lazard and including myself I know 4 people that got first round call. for the accelerated process. Then again, we do also have a OCR
Ok that makes sense, thanks for the follow up
Is this for ny office?
Heard back yesterday evening, contacted by interviewer today to set up first round phone interview by the 21st. Accelerated process for NY office
What school?
nyu
Did you hear back via phone or email?
they emailed me with an invite to interview and my interviewer also emailed to schedule
.
I've heard there is some sort of test or case study for the superday? Can anyone add insight?
Got an invite for interviews at the office for Laz Rx Chicago this Friday. I'm guessing this is the equivalent of a superday
anyone heard back for Houston superday?
Nop when did you have a phone interview?
Anyone know the timeline for Lazard MM while were on the topic?
early superday next Friday
For which groups?
Their London applications are open if anyone is interested.
I spoke to an associate recently and he said they should be contacting people for first rounds in a couple weeks for the SF office
Anyone hear back from the superday yesterday?
Decision for Chicago Rx is supposed to be in a week
Bump
Anyone have any insight into Lazard NYC superday? Had first-round phone last week
bump, any news from Laz NY?
Hey, has anyone received superday notice from Laz? I thought early superdays were 18th and 25th and I didn't hear back, so I thought I wasn't chosen.
xxx
Anyone hear anything for 8/25 superday?
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Bump, anyone hears back from first round Lazard Houston?
Anyone hear back from NYC/Chicago/Houston superday?
how was the Lazard superday? heavy technicals or no?
Anyone have insights on first round and superday? I have a first round coming up and wanted some advice
Anyone hear back from Lazard NY for first rounds (non-target hiring)?
I just received an offer for the NYC superday after completing the phone screen earlier this week. Anyone know what I should expect?
when's the super?
Think it's like half and half from what I heard
LAZ SA IBD (Originally Posted: 01/31/2011)
I have a first round with Lazard for a SA IBD position. For those of you who are familiar with their recruiting process, how many restructuring related questions are there? Also, from what I understand, the interviews tend to be very technical, how complex will the technical questions be and/or what were some of the more complex technical questions that you received?
Thanks!
Which office? SF?
for me, it was just average in terms of being technical. how to calculate fcf? or why is minority interest added back to ebitda to calculate comps? capital structure? why banking? most of it was talking about my prior summer exp (this was for both sa and ft recrutiing)
then again, i was in a regional office for finals that did both restructuring/m&a. ultimately decided not to wait for them to decide and accepted with another firm. i believe what usually happens is that in the ny office, you are either m&a or restrucutring. they have a dedicated pool of restructuring analysts.
might be wrong though.
I did not get any restructuring questions. I did get a fairly complex accounting question and I did not nail it 100%, but the guys told me they didn't expect me to. It actually wasn't that bad, but I'm not too strong on accounting. I got some finance questions as well, but basic stuff. The superday was very technical, but more finance-heavy than accounting, which I was happy with. But I imagine each office has a different process with different questions... your deal could be way different than mine.
Good luck and feel free to PM me with any more questions.
How long did it take you guys to hear back about offers after your final round?
Thanks guys. I appreciate the feedback.
Bump! I have a Summer Associate Superday coming up and I have no idea how technical it is going to get. I have only a faint grasp of Restructuring and I am scared shitless.
I had an insane interview (mind you this was a first round phone). Brainteasers, off the wall questions, advanced technicals, strange behaviorals. Good luck.
noobmonkey, Was this for their NY office? Could you please give a few examples of these questions? Also, do you know if they are indeed moving away from the standard banking interview questions and is this happening for all of their offices?
Thanks.
I'm not sure about the second part, it was just a rumor I heard floating around the school. I may have been the exception and not the norm, but sample questions would be if you were a color, what color would you be and why?, how many ping pong balls type questions, etc.
Thanks noob... do you have any examples of their super-technical questions? You can be forgiven for getting a brain-teaser/random question wrong but will probably be dinged if you mess up a technical question.
Noob, Thanks for the feedback. I would also like to know these advance technical questions that you got.
The way my interview went, I actually probably would say that the brainteaser/random questions were more important than the technicals. Anyone can learn valuation in a few weeks on the job, but you can't learn how to think on your feet or synthesize seemingly random information to come to a logical conclusion.
The technicals were just testing my understanding on an intuitive level how valuation works and the various aspects of it. AKA memorizing the Vault guide won't cut it. If you did the BIWS course and understand EVERYTHING that was taught, you should be good for this part. Good luck guys.
Excellent. Thanks!
Thanks!
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