Interviews are pretty standard in my experience. In first rounds, they like to focus primarily on fit and culture. They will typically ask you to run through your resume, why banking and why Lincoln. Make sure you know your story and can tell it efficiently and effectively. They will also ask you basic technicals, but nothing to stress about. Think questions along the lines of "if a company incurs $10 (pretax) of depreciation expense, how does that affect the three financial statements?"

 

From what I've heard it's a pretty standard. No real wild card or tricky technicals. Know your story and why Lincoln.

Robert Clayton Dean: What is happening? Brill: I blew up the building. Robert Clayton Dean: Why? Brill: Because you made a phone call.
 

I interviewed there last year. Great people and great culture. Interview questions were pretty typical. Like always, make sure you can tell your story in an efficient and coherent manner. They consistently place guys in MM PE. One of the guys I interviewed with and have kept in touch with is now in an upper tier MM PE firm.

 

As kidflash has mentioned, know why Lincoln, why banking and what makes you stand out among other candidates. Both 1st and 2nd rounds for me were technical - know how the three fin. stmts are linked, know the valuation techniques, I also had some brain teasers, I was also asked how sell side advisory works. So, you should be ready for both behavioral and technical questions.

 

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