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Good questions to ask during interviews
One of the biggest things I've seen how far good questions go during an interview. I have some upcoming interviews in Brokerage, Develpment and REPE and was hoping to get some help on some good questions. I've added a few below and would appreciate any others! Looking for Developer questions too....
"Tell me about a recent deal" - is talking about a carve-out/spin-off appropriate?
This is a super common interview question. Typically candidates talk about M&A transactions, but I wanted to know if it is perfectly fine to talk about a recent spin-off instead of an M&A transaction. If I follow the same format as an M&A answer (name of parent and carve-out, size of the deal,...
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions
Hi everyone, We have compiled 30+ interview questions asked in the Cornell MBA interview. The questions are sourced from interview experiences shared by applicants all over the web. We've compiled and categorized these questions into different types. We've also included the tips shared by successful...
Corporate Banking Interview
Hi, I have an interview coming up for a corporate banking summer analyst position at a BB in Toronto. What questions should I expect in this interview? Any advice for preparing for it? Thanks in advance!
Blueshift AM interview
My first question is whether Blueshift is even real. I've had multiple interviews with them (I'm speaking with the COO/CFO tomorrow), but there is shockingly little about them online. That includes their website (Blueshift.am). Searches for "Blueshift" on WSO returned no results. My real question:...
Interview Question: Addressing Boutique IB Internships
I'm wondering how some of you guys address questions regarding IB SA roles at small, "no-name" boutiques that don't hire their interns? I'm about to start an IB SA role at a regional (i guess "no-name") boutique in a city to which I have zero ties. I have been advised by the firm that there most...
data analyst position at hedge fund of funds
Have an interview at a hedge fund of funds as a data analyst. I dont see much on glassdoor regarding interviews at the firm. The position discusses working knowledge of market or reference data across equities, commodities and derivatives. Also statistical and time series, cross sectional analysis,...
Corporate Development Analyst Interview
Alright so after god knows many godforsaken online apps, and networking that didn't really pay off somehow by a stroke of pure luck I landed a second round interview for a corporate development position on Monday. The HR lady said the second interview would be over purely technicals, so I'm...
Do you always CRUSH your interview?
Given any field, S&T , IB , etc. there is a shitload to know. When you interview do you always know everything there is to know and always get things right? I know a lot of guys give advice to lower monkeys but they are also in the industry and have more knowledge to give. To all the successful...
Why did you become an investment banker?
Yesterday someone asked me why I wanted to pursue investment banking, and I was at a loss for words. My most basic reasoning is that I like to work with numbers, but besides this I wouldn't know what to say. It's obvious that many might pursue it for the high income, but I'm sure that there is...
Interview Question: Asset Sale with Gains / Losses Affect on 3 Financial Statements
Question: If an asset (PP&E) worth 200 (on the books) is sold for 100, how does this affect the 3 financial statements? Is my logic here correct: -200 book value - 100 sale price = 100 loss -I'm wondering if this loss considered cash or non-cash? 1. Income Statement: a. 100 loss reduces pretax...
Sophomore Interview Questions
For sophomore programs, what are the usual questions asked during the interviews? Any advice would be really great!
Asking the Interviewer why I would not get an offer??
I went through multiple rounds of interviews and will be doing a final round with MDs soon. For the Q&A segment, I plan to ask them: "if after everything, your firm decides not to give me an offer, what would be the deciding reason?" It's obviously a bold question, but I wanted to get your opinions...
What's the hardest interview question you were ever asked?
Mod note (Andy): Throwback Thursday, this post originally went up on 6/4/12. Andy note: some of the quotes below were published on CNBC / Yahoo awhile back: Want This Job? 'Let Me Sleep With Your Girlfriend' , also check out WSO's response to their article --------------------------------- This...
summarize your phone interview!
Hello WSO , I had a couple (2) phone interviews last week, and it was different from what I had envision a phone interview would be. I was expecting a lot more questions from the interviewer (one human resource, one recruiter) and I am sure if the brevity of my answers might have affected the amount...
PE Interview questions - how do you think about valuation - help
How would you guys answer this questions - it is about how you think about valuation You have two companies within the chemical sector . One company is the producer of the chemical and the other company is a distributor. The distributor will buy from the producer and sell to clients. however the...
2nd Interview Round @ BlackRock
Hey Guys, I just received notice that I made the second round interview with the Financial Markets Advisory practice at BlackRock . The interview is going to be via a skype type platform with a BlackRock employee (I'm assuming an HR rep). Obviously the interview will be largely behavioral, however,...
Revenue Growth vs. EBITDA Margin
If company A has 0% Sales growth but 20% EBITDA Margin while Company B has 20% Sales growth vs 5% EBITDA Margin. Which company would you prefer to invest in and Why? Any insight on this?
Interview Question: "What type of people do you find to be hardest to work with?"
I have also heard it phrased as: "What type of people do you enjoy working with the least?" Should I say: "People who are not good with details."?
Length of interview answers
I started timing my answers for probable interview questions lately, like "Tell me about a time you worked in a team" or something and find most of them are 2min - 2.30 long. I was wondering am I going into too much detail and should aim for shorter answers? What is the ideal length? PS Interviewing...
Best PE questions as interviewer
I'm starting to conduct interviews for interns/entry level position at my PE firm and currently try to reflect on what are good questions to probe the candidates' quality. Particularly to check technicals without being too much of a pain (e.g. "impact of deferred charges on financial statements,...
What are the issues facing foreign banks in the UK? - Interview question
I know there are some UK based people on here and I have an interview with a UK bank here in NYC and was asked to prepare for this question. Its a strange one. Anyone have any idea? Anyone from the UK care to provide some help? Would really appreciate it. Thanks! EDIT: Posted in the job thread too...
Interview Questions (Was just asked for an Analyst Role)
Okay here it is (just got off a phone interview and was asked these questions for an Analyst role): 1. If a company has no access to any sort of capital and does not have a cash flow, how would you advise it to get cash? 2. If account receivable increases by 100, is that a source of cash or use of...
Good Responses to Common Interview Question: "Why Real Estate?"
"Why are you interested in real estate?" This seems to be a common interview question. I understand the answers would be geared to the hiring firm be it development or acquisitions and their product type. What are your typical responses when confronted with this? Or thoughts in general. Why Real...
"What is your career goal?"
"To make anyone who does not hire me know that not *believing* in me was the biggest mistake of their life."
How to answer, "What motivates you," interview question
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"Why don't you want to go to law school," Interview Question
The short answer is because it is too risky (See the post by @"M Friedman" below). Is this a good answer? http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/law-school-is-a-terrible-idea
"What do you want to get out of your association with XYZ Company?"
What is the best way to answer this? Should I say that I want their brand name and reputation?
Surprisingly Painful Interview Questions
Because I'm nerdy like that, I tend to write down the more bizarre or tougher interview questions I get just to throw them at my friends and see how they'd react. As I'm traveling today and tend to incorporate at least one psychoactive substance into my flight routine, I figured sharing this list...
"What do you like least about your current job?"
What is the best way to answer this? Should I say that I do not like the city in which I work? How to Answer Tricky Interview Questions “What do you like least about your job?” is one of those tricky interview questions for which there seems to be no ideal answer. You don’t want to criticize...
Those Bizarre Interview Questions
Good morning monkeys. Quick, walk me through a DCF , tell me how to calculate cost of equity, and explain to me how I get from basic to fully-diluted shares outstanding. Got that? Good. Now, tell me 10 things you'd do with a pencil. You have 30 seconds...starting now. Ah yes, we're used to your...
"What is the worst part of your job" interview question
Proposed Answer: The pay is atrocious, there is virtually no promotion potential, and the work is not challenging enough. Is this a good answer? If I was to give one answer, which one is best.
How to gauge the business prospect of a consulting firm?
I'm talking to a Partner of a boutique consulting firm. I want to know if they're having a healthy deal flow and looking for a long-term employee. I'm afraid that they might fire me if there's no business or once there's no longer a need for my specific skills. What kind of questions can I ask...
"Where do you see yourself in five years?"
For this type of interview question is: "I see my self possessing as CFA® ," a good answer?
Interview Question: Are you a quantitative or persuasive person?
Retrospectively, I think I should have said that I currently have a comparative advantage in persuasion, but my passion is for quantitative areas of corporate finance , esp. QRM. Is this a good response if they are looking for a quantitative person?
Questions to ask the CIO?
Hello everyone, got an interview coming up with the CIO of a macro hedge fund, I was wondering what might be some appropriate questions to ask something that high level? I am really at a loss to what might be a good question that shows I am inquisitive, I could ask him the standard but I feel that...
Meatheads on Wall Street
If i'm asked about my hobbies in an interview should I not mention bodybuilding?
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Technical Interview Questions - Which topics to brush up on?
I was wondering which technical topics, I should brush up upon before interviewing with a AM firm which strategy is investing in small cap growth stocks? Thanks
How Startup Business is Viewed During Interviews
I'm a senior preparing for consulting interviews in the fall. Just wondering how my role in a startup business would be viewed during interviews. I can exaggerate the role to the point that I am the CFO of this company with five employees. My only concern is if i take the time to put this on my...
21 Questions...
If an interviewer said company X is thinking of acquiring company B. You are trying to value company B. Pretend I am company B. Play twenty-one questions with me. What would some analysts ask... Assuming he tells you what industry/business model/product line info/ etc... - FCF , Revenue, EBITDA ,...
"What did you do at your previous internship?"
I am doing a school-year internship at a no-name boutique with literally no dealflow. What's the best way to answer this question?
Answering "Why do you like financial modeling?"
I've been recently asked a question along the lines of whether i enjoyed working with financial models and why . how would you answer this question? thanks.
IB First round and Superday Interview questions
I thought it would be a good idea to post some questions that we received from either our first round or superday interviews with explanations to provide as a resource to future analyst prospects. Let's help out WSO users!
Interview Questions - Trading questions
If asked by a trading firm these questions what key answers are they looking for? Why do you want to be a trader? Why do you think you'll be a good trader? Thanks a lot!
Need help with a deferred revenue question
I have searched but cannot find a good answer for how recording of deferred revenue affects the financial statements as well as the impact when the revenue is earned. My thought is that deferred revenue is listed as a short term liability and an increase in cash on the balance sheet . Once it is...
mock interview practice partner over the phone or meet up in nyc
Does anybody want to practice mock interviews for ibanking? It can be either over the phone/skype or meet in person if you live in NYC . PM me if interested.
F50 interview coming up...
Hey guys, I have an interview with a F50 company coming up for an unspecified (pre-mba) financial analyst position. The interview for the place I worked at now was relatively basic and asked simple questions regarding corp fin like differences between NPV and IRR . This would be a decently big move...
Anyone know -that- book for interview questions?
I believe I read on WSO about some guy preping for interviews and he had gone through: 1. all of glassdoor questions 2. some book with a bunch of technical questions. I managed to find the book (online) a little back and now I forgot what its called. It was divided into chapters based on category :...
Interview Prep: Answer the guy above you
Thought about this idea from a similar thread just for shits and giggles. First I'll post a interview question and the next person will answer it as best as possible (slick, sly, analytical, whatever you think will be appropriate to say that will help you get the job) and post a new interview...
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