As a junior getting ready for investment banking interviews, I'm sad to say I have not yet started reading the guides. Due to limited time, I was wondering the top five areas/questions I should immediately focus on first? Thanks!
| +170 | How to stop feeling like shit for not making it in IB? | 64 | 19m | |
| +124 | If Tik Tok is forced to sell, what banks do you think would be involved in the deal? | 59 | 14h | |
| +85 | Updated LA Banking Scene (2024) | 61 | 11h | |
| +40 | Ranking banks that went under | 24 | 10h | |
| +39 | Burnt Out M&A ASO | 22 | 5h | |
| +37 | Relevance of A-Levels for U.K. London recruiting | 25 | 10h | |
| +33 | A strategy for SA applicants late to the game like myself | 17 | 6h | |
| +31 | Intern Ettiquette | 5 | 1h | |
| +27 | Series 79 Help / Tips to Pass The First Attempt | 11 | 3d | |
| +23 | What are hours like at BBs in London? | 47 | 1d |
Career Resources
Get instant access to lessons taught by experienced private equity pros and bulge bracket investment bankers including financial statement modeling, DCF, M&A, LBO, Comps and Excel Modeling.
You realize recruiting rolls into early next year, right? As in January... That should be plenty of time to prep. In all likelihood, you can get through one of the guides in a week.
Anyway, the top questions you'll get are:
Depending on your background, the bank, and most importantly, the specific interviewer, your interviews will get proportionally more or less technical.
Great stuff. Thanks man.
^^I would probably say the same 5. And for FT recruiting (I accepted an offer about a month back), I started prepping for interviews in late August, so had around a month, so you should be good if you start soon. I would say the most important thing is being able to walk through your resume/story and how that ties logically into you wanting to work in banking and at that specific bank.
For technicals, definitely #4 above you will be asked about everywhere. For most of the interviews I had, it was walking through the 3 main valuation methodologies and being able to compare them at a minimum. I don't think anywhere will be less technical than basic accounting, valuation, DCF, etc. I used the M&I guide, which I would definitely recommend, and it covered pretty much every technical I was asked.
I spent a significant amount of time researching banks/recent deals/industries for interviews and can definitely say that while that may help, if you have limited time I would focus mostly on your story/resume/past experiences. I didn't spend time on behavioral questions, as you should be able to hit most of those on the spot and you don't want to sound like a robot with those.
Et omnis dolorum voluptatem officia. Sed est animi quidem libero rerum in pariatur. Deleniti occaecati omnis tenetur ut natus.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...