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Intelligent Questions to Ask PM / CIO for Lateral Mid-Level HF Roles
Starting to speak with a few funds across event/credit space and trying to get a better sense of what those firm are like from a culture / investment process / risk-appetite / overall "quality" of the firm / role type vs. my current role in a single-manager HF. What are some intelligent questions to...
What to expect in risk management
I'm expecting to interview for a risk management internship with MM, what sort of technicals can I expect when it comes to risk management? There's hardly any resources online for this position. Also, should I hide the fact that I want to be a PM one day and just want a good understanding of risk,...
When to follow up? Third Round Interview
Hi everyone! I met a senior-level recruiter, at a diversity event , a couple of months ago. She said she would help me get a capital markets internship . One of her employees took a casual phone call with me. He then reopened the company application. I had a first-round interview with the same guy ....
What are the 5 differences between debt and equity?
What's the answer for this question, is this a common question? Idk the correct 5
Delta Partners - Partner Interview
Hello, I have passed the first two rounds of the interview process & now have 2 rounds left wherein both of them are with partners at the firm. Does anyone know what the partner interview is like at Delta Partners? Is it technical or very behavioral? This is for their Dubai office. Thanks!
Insight into KPMG Ignition/ Innovation Consulting
I recently applied for the Associate Consultant Role at KPGM Ignition. Through some of my networking calls, I've pieced together that the culture is very entrepreneurial. Wondering if anyone had any additional insight into the culture, pay, and the type of work they do?
Interview Advice
Hi, Hope you are well. I have got an interview next week for a junior OTC trading role. Any advice would be much appreciated regarding what to prepare and what to expect. Classic questions that come up?? I am focusing currently on developing market understanding atm, futures pricing / spreads /...
Bain London Final Round Interviews
Hi Team, I have a Bain London Final Round Interviews coming up. Anyone who will be willing to shed some light on this? How different will this be compared to first round interviews? I heard interviews can be pretty unstructured.
TA Associates
TA Associates Interview Help Needed! I have an interview with TA Associates (Boston) coming up and would appreciate any help / advice on their interview process. What's their modeling test like? 1-hr LBO model? Or is it more like a consulting case study? Can someone send me any examples? Thanks.
IB Superday Interview for someone with PWM background
Just curious to hear from other people who made this switch from PWM background --> IB, if there are any here. I'm curious how the super day interviews, both technical and behavioral, were tailored based on this background?
High revenue, low margin business or vice versa
Which would you prefer? What other considerations should you think about? Got the above in a PE interview Suggestions on how to answer this?
EB - 1h Modelling Test
Hi WSO, Have a coming 1h modelling test interview with an EB for a FT position in EMEA and was wondering what I could expect? Have any of you already done this? How should I best prepare? Many thanks
Why my internship applications are getting rejected before even doing an interview or an aptitude test?
Hello everybody, first of all I want to say that this is my first post on WSO, and thanks to everybody who will take his/her time to read this. I am an italian university student in my last year of the quantitative finance MSc, and I am sending applications for internships at banks in Amsterdam. My...
Rothschild Graduate Program Interview
Hi, I was invited to Rothschild's Global Advisory Graduate program interviews in continental Europe (Paris/Frankfurt/Zurich/Milan). First round is 3h30, anyone got an idea of what to expect? How to best prepare? What is important? Many thanks
My experiences with AM headhunters/recruiters
I don't have a lot of job hunting experiences. But for some reason my limited experiences with headhunters were hardly positive. I guess the lessons that I learned are 1) headhunters offer little added value to better prepare you for interviews, 2) don't trust them too much. The information that you...
Should I disclose that my significant other works for a competitor.
My significant other and I both work in repe. We live together and will likely get engaged in the coming months. I’m applying to firms, one of which invests in a product type that my significant other focuses on. Is this something I need to disclose if I get an offer? Could this become a potential...
Citi IB Superday (9/27/22) (SA/NYC)
Just wanted to pop open this thread. Anyone else go through the SDay today? Someone told me that it is H/Y/P specific but not sure.
Lazard TMT interview
Hi monkeys - I have an upcoming Lazard TMT interview (London office) Anyone who has recently went through the process? How were the interviews? Anything specific I should prepare for apart from the obvious - technicals and why Lazard
Crazy interview line that will make you cringe !
Sarah Stevens was applying to be a developmental aide at a preschool for children with special needs. She was walking around the school with the hiring manager when she began to feel dizzy and hot. Seconds later, she was lying on one of the kid’s nap mats and was being offered a cup of orange...
Mistake in terminology on Resume - Need help explaining the mistake
Hi all, I applied to a job about 2 months ago for a CorpFi Internship role. In my resume at the time, I had made a mistake of an incorrect valuation method that is not even applicable to what I had actually been doing. This was because I had completely misunderstood the valuation method at the time...
"The next step?" Please help!
Hello All, I am hoping to get a valuable second opinion. I had a final round interview with a BB a month ago. It went well, then two weeks after my interview I was asked to fill out paperwork including my social, to proceed with "the next step" When I asked what the "next step" is they said it would...
Firm Differentiation Interview Question
When interviewing for SA positions last year, I had an interviewer ask me why I wanted to join GS. I answered the question well, but they wanted more, they wanted to know why I would specifically choose GS over MS or JPM. I was, and still 9 months later am, very confused by what I could of answered...
Help - $10 Increase in Interest Expense Affecting Three Statements
How would a $10 increase in Interest Expense affect the three financial statements? Assume 40% Tax Rate.
Interview Pitch
Hi all, I'm pretty new to recruiting, and am currently interviewing for hedge fund internships for next summer. For one of my applications, I was required to write a short 150 word stock pitch, and will now be interviewing with that firm. However, the investment I wrote about was one I researched a...
Strategic Value Partners (SVP Global)
Hi Monkeys, I have a first round interview with SVP, London office. Any idea what to expect?
Questions about Equities Junior Analyst @ Millennium Management
Hi, I hope you guys a wonderful day. I got my first round interview for the equities junior analyst program at Millennium Management, and I wanted to ask some questions about it. First of all, I know this sounds like a really stupid question, but what investments and strategies would you be involved...
VP Lateral Process
Have an upcoming interview with a BB coverage group. First round so early stages, but coming from a MM M&A industry group. Role is for a lateral as a junior VP. Haven't interviewed since associate level in a while. Anyone have insight into the overall process? Is it that different from the associate...
Wall Street Mastermind - Thoughts?
Current rising sophomore at a non-target (or maybe a semi-target, depending on your definition), looking to break into IB. I spent my entire freshman year networking w/ alumni in the industry (our school is reasonably well represented at quite a few banks) and have been studying technicals through...
Typical First Round Interview Questions
I have a first round interview next week for S&T SA 2023. I was wondering what to expect in terms of questions in the interview - behaviorals, technicals, markets, etc.? Thank you.
Background check: They actually called the references
Had some interviews for a prop shop, after final onsite round, some part of the background check was to give references. They actually called them and didn't just asked if I worked there, but also asked (dumb) questions such as: "Biggest weakness" "Would you recommend him to your boss" Not a good...
How did you manage to forgive yourself?
I had the most important interview of my life (GS/JPM/MS) and I dedicated my everything to the preparation of this interview. I did like 8 mock interviews and prepped for every possible thing I could think of. However, unfortunately, I believe I messed up the first interview (there were 3 in total,...
FDD / TAS Interview and Case Study Mini Guide
FDD / TAS Interview and Case Study Mini Guide FDD / TAS (Financial Due Diligence / Transaction Advisory Service) careers are not often discussed under the accounting ‘umbrella’ and as such it can often be difficult from the outside looking in. The below mini-guide for FDD interviews and case...
Do I do a take an interview for a job I'm unqualified for?
I've been offered a job interview with a senior manager at a PE firm, however feel I will be unprepared without adequate time to prepare for a paper LBO (vital uni exams). Also, the job requires certain experience that I don't really have. On one hand, why would the invite me for an interview if...
Inflexion Private Equity
Monkeys, I have an upcoming first round interviews with Inflexion next week. I haven't seen a thread covering them yet, so thought it would be good to create one. Anyone has gone through the process yet and would care to shed some light?
Thought I bombed the onsite interviews, but was invited to dinner afterwards
Hey folks, Last week I had some onsite interviews with a prop shop for a Quant Trading position (entry level), they mainly asked code related questions (C, polymorphism, etc) which I was not really prepared for as I expected more Maths/Brainteasers (One interviewer asked me some question about an...
Short credit pitch?
Currently work in LO credit research but want to get into L/S or opportunistic credit so trying to develop solid content going into interviews. Can someone please walk me through how to structure a short credit pitch: everything from the fundamentals/modeling to the trading mechanics (ex. sourcing,...
Looking to get a mock interview done by an industry professional for $
Hi all. Just finished my second year at a school in Canada and I'm interested in seeing if someone on WSO would be willing to do a 30-minute mock interview with me for CA$ 100 (or US$ 80). I'm looking for someone who works in Canada or the US at an investment bank that has interviewed people before...
Bring Stock Pitch to Interview
Hey guys, I am currently in the middle of banking interviews right now. A couple of months back I created a couple of stock pitches - one of them for my investment club (which I did most of the work on) and one of them I created individually for stock pitch competitions. Both of them are solid...
Investment Banking - Interview after final round
Hello everyone, I was in a selection process for an entry level position in a IB boutique. I think I did a good impression to the interviewers and now, after the selection process is concluded, the hiring manager want to meet face-to-face (for unspecified reasons). A part of me is hoping for an...
Will Boutique Reference Check?
Bit of background, I go to a US Target and recently had a second round interview for a fall analyst position at a west coast boutique. It is a fairly small firm (
Q&A: Incoming FT First-Year S&T Analyst From Someone Who DIDN'T Intern in S&T
Hi guys, This site has been really helpful to me during recruiting and throughout my time in college so I wanted to give back and do an AMA to offer advice to current students who are going through/about to start recruiting. I'm an incoming first-year Analyst in Sales & Trading and graduating from...
Is it okay to mention family member's cancer in an interview
Hello guys. I am currently doing interview prep for investment banking SA 2023. One of the questions I am most likely going to be asked about is the fall off of my grades. I had a 3.9 GPA in the 2nd semester of sophomore, my GPA is now 3.7 at the end of my 3rd year. I have legitimate reasons for...
EQT Interview Process - London
Monkeys, Have anyone went through EQT Core Fund Interviews (Round 1)? I understand there will be mini case studies and paper LBOs Appreciate insights on the process and anything on types of questions I should prepare for
Capital Markets Interview
Hey all, I'm a CS major who just landed a first-round interview with a firm's capital markets division. The only problem is, that I literally do not have any finance knowledge whatsoever. Pretty much exclusively M&I 400. Where should I start? I have this weekend to retain as much as I can. Would...
Hiring manager invited me to a lunch last second after I told her about another job offer
So i've been interviewing and reached a final round with a few companies simultaneously. Received an offer from company A. Received it on friday and it expires tuesday. After i received the offer at 5:30pm friday, i quickly let the other companies know of it and asked about their timelines. Of the 2...
Interviewer had corded Apple Earbuds - Red flag?
I recently had an interview for a Summer Analyst 2023 position at a Top Boutique (FTP/ Straton Oakmont/ SVB/ PWP), and my interviewer (VP) was wearing corded Apple Earbuds. Is this a red flag? If he's a VP and not able to afford Airpods, should I continue with the interview process or ghost them?...
Urgent Advice Needed: Rothschild 2023 IB SA, received first-round request but HR didn't follow up
Got an email from HR on Friday saying that I was selected for a non-core first-round technical interview with an additional email with more information coming Monday (yesterday) for an interview on Tuesday or Wednesday. All I needed to do in the meantime was reply and accept the interview request -...
Cracking under stress in an interview
Just came out of an interview. Interviewers were super kind. Had me walk through resume etc + some behavioral questions. All good. Then was asked a very basic multi-step problem of finding some key numbers for company (think EBITDA, EBITDA margin, FCF, etc -- basic stuff). Let me tell you, I have...
ABCD - Instant rejection after respectfully refusing to provide salary expectation
Hello all, I just want to rant about my bad experience while interviewing for Cargill (physical trading position) a few hours ago. So I have been looking for a change in jobs for a few months. Have had some success and currently hold a couple of offers from two ABCDs and a couple other traders in...
When To Follow Up On An Interview
I've been in an off-cycle recruiting process for a MM bank in their Fixed Income division. I had 3 interviews over 5 days, all of which I thought went really well and the last of which was last Wednesday (for context it's Tuesday as I write this). I was told by the group head that they were going to...
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