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4 interviews, 4 diff banks, no offer = failure? Your path to success.
Hey guys, Is it disheartening to see that a person can get 2 FT interviews, and 2 SA interviews (4 different banks total) and not be able to land a single offer for IB? I am this person, and I am a non-target being able to get these interviews... Though they were all unsuccessful and I never heard...
How bad did i f$%# up?
Just had an interview for a research associate spot (thought it was going to be junior associate but it ended up being the real deal full fledged associate) from 2 analysts, the ceo and md... First of all I don't know about some of your interviews but i;ve never had a 4 on 1 before (no pun intended)...
Recruiting Question - 5 years experience
Just got done with an hour phone interview. Recruiter says, "Well we were really looking for someone with 5 years experience doing something completely unrelated to what you do. Sorry about that!" and that's the end. Thing is, they had my resume. They can see what I did or did not do. I've been...
How to prepare for PE technical interviews?
Hey guys, I'm a first year ibanking analyst at a BB , and it's about that time of year when everyone is starting to think about recruiting for PE / HF . My main concern is that I haven't really had much modeling experience so far (deal flow has been kind of slow), so I was wondering what I could do...
S&T Superday SA Questions?
Sorry if this has been posted before, but while there are numerous sources of technical questions for IBD , there doesn't seem to be much info for S&T besides CAPM analysis. Is there a good guide you guys recommend to go over questions to prepare for S&T interviews?
How many interviews? (First round on-campus)
How many first-round interviews per day did you have during your b-school's on-campus interview week? Is it absurd to attempt 4 first round interviews in one day? For reference, these are NYC bulge bracket firms, and I am at a top-20 school in the Northeast.
A Couple Interview questions
A couple of questions if anyone wants some more: 1) Can you apply CAPM in Latin America? Why or why not? 2) In a secondary offering, if you could only use one method of valuation, which would you use? Why? 3) If company A owned its store and company B leased its stores which would have a higher...
Suit and peacoat
Will I look stupid showing up to an interview like this? Why?
PE list
Hello Folks, Does any one have a Capital IQ list of PE firms, I know there are some for IB's wanted to see if there is one for PE firms. Happy Holidays
is Skype sufficient for Video Conference interviews?
I have an interview coming up and they requested a video conference. My school charges $80 to use a video conference room, and I was wondering if I can just use Skype (I have my own online number, so they would call that and I can do webcam). Have anyone done video conferencing before? If so, is it...
Does this mean I more or less am guaranteed a first round interview?
Hi all, So at the advice of fellow WSO-ers, I have been cold-emailing alum/random contacts over the past two weeks expressing interest in their firms and trying to set up info interviews. I've had pretty decent success, and managed to contact two fairly senior people (Managing Director and Director...
Answering Q's When You Have No Clue
Q: If an interviewer asks a technical question we don't know, how should we respond? Should we talk through some related information or guess? A: Don't guess, and don't try to answer a related question. You probably won't get away with it. Doing so entails a significant risk; you show bad judgment...
Energy Trading - Interview tomorrow with a boutique
I have an interview tomorrow with a boutique energy trading shop as an entry level trader. I'm coming from consulting and have very little idea of what to expect from this process. Any insight on what types of questions may be asked, best practices for this type of interview, etc. would be...
No news after the final round...
Hi , I attended an AC like one week ago and didn't hear back from them. We were around 15 people and as far as I know, 4 people have been called to get an offer but not the same day (2 the following day, one 48hrs later and the last one 72hrs later). I have not received any rejection email or call...
Quiting with out a two week notice
Hello Guys, Has anyone quit a job in their early years of college or hs with out giving a two week notice. Like a retail job or like a tell job when they were young? Any consequences when you are going through a background check for a ibank position?
Interview Help - Internship position with a hedge fund?
I have an interview coming up for an internship position with a hedge fund focused on distressed debt. I have been through various banking interviews and have experience with the behavioral question but am unsure what type of technical question to expect from this interview. would someone who has...
How to get to MBB from here?
I have been pleasantly surprised with the responses I have seen to people asking for help on the forum, hoping you can assist me in my decisions here... I would like to get into management consulting , specifically MBB , but am wondering if I stand a chance, given the background of everyone in the...
wait times
What's the longest interview process you've gone through, first interview to offer?
Sankaty - Portfolio Operations Associate
Hi, I am a recent undergrad from a top school with an interview at Sankaty for a portfolio operations associate position. There is no information that I can find telling me anything about role specs, salary, interview process, prestige, etc... Is there someone out there who can explain to me these...
External Hire vs. Internal Hire
Just a question to fellow monkeys at large banks that were either lateral hires or were involved in the hiring process of colleagues or junior professionals under you that came from outside of your firm: Is there a strong overall preference for internal hires vs. external hires, all else equal? Does...
What do you guys think about this job review?
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Goldman Sachs and brain teasers
one of my friends said that u r guaranteed to face brian teasers even if u r applying to IBD at GS . who's been through the interview process? any relevant information welcomed.
Interview Schedule?
Has anyone heard back from top 10 or top 20 major prop shops for interviews or are in the process of interviewing? I just want to know what the hiring schedule is looking like for Trader Assistant positions this year.
Fieldstone Private Capital
I am looking for some information on this firm. I can't find too much about them on the web (it looks like they don't even have a website). Also, the new search feature on WSO isn't working for me, so I can't find anything. Any information you know about what they specialize in, group culture, etc,...
"Tell Me About Yourself" Interview Question
Q: Is the "tell me about yourself" interview opener a make-or-break question, or more of a 5 minute warm-up where I can share where I was born, my story, and what I am interested in? Well, first off, you should never spend 5 minutes answering any question. You should practice answering questions in...
What's a Normal Amount of 1st Rd Interviews to Conduct for Full-Time?
I didn't really think I'd have a good shot at landing interviews, so I cast a wide net when applying on my school's career website for full-time positions. I guess I underestimated my resume or something cause I got a pretty good response and have 13 first round interviews scheduled (10 banking, 3...
back to back on campus interviews?
I have three back-to-back first round interviews, all on campus. 2 different banks. Is this going to be a problem....? Haven't had many of these things. Do they tend to run over? Will the interviewer understand that I am just coming out of/going into another interview? Or am I not supposed to...
Canadian FT Analyst Interviews
Hey guys, Please post the status of your interviews etc. Currently I did first round with Scotia Capital and Canaccord Genuity. Will do NBF on Monday. Any1 hear back from TD, RBC , BMO , CIBC, BAML , etc yet?
Experienced advice needed on comp. neg. and job search
I know this is a relatively long post, but I have given a lot to this site and would appreciate some meaningful feedback from some historically quality/experienced users. I don't need a sophomore in college giving me advice on this situation... thanks.
Bulge Bracked IBD interview recruiting policies
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Lack of professionalism during interviews
haven't posted in a while: wanted to get everyone's opinion. I have been working in finance for 7 years - Banking/ PE followed by top MBA and now a HF . Having gone through many interviews and finally landing my HF job in this job market, I wanted to ask why so many people at different firms never...
Do I get a second chance?
Last year, as a junior at a target school, I already had an undergraduate research grant lined up for the summer when a few of my friends suggested I apply for some consulting summer internships. I applied at the last minute and did first round interviews at Mck, Bain, BCG. I didn't prepare at all,...
Is this Possible?
A friend of mine works at a boutique bank, and knows someone extremely high up (above MD level- head of industry group) at a 1st tier Ibank. He went to the bottom of the totem pole terms of semi-targets. Had iffy grades but has intered in PWM , Capital Markets, and IBanking. Is there any way in hell...
Actual MBB case studies
Does anybody know where to find actual case studies performed by MBB or other firms? Not case interview prep questions, but the whole case, from beginning to end?
hong kong/asian interviews - advice please
hi, i worked in IBD , equity research and private equity in the last 4 years in london. im looking to go try my luck in hong kong/asia and need some advice regarding answering a question that is likely to come up in interviews over there either with recruiters or headhunters. a question likely to...
How much is your internship discussed in FT interviews?
Subject essentially says it all: if you've had a banking internship, how much time will typically be spent discussing it during FT interviews? Should most of your anecdotes draw on your internship experience?
IBD and networking
Networking and getting a contact to secure you a first round seems to be a good strategy for all interested monkeys, especially in this environment. It seems pretty ironic, though, that candidates with high GPA and good work experience will be less likely to need a boost from a contact (from what I...
New WSO Behavioral/Fit Guide Released!
In response to the popularity of the WallStreetOasis.com Technical interview guide, it is our pleasure to present the official WallStreetOasis.com Behavioral Interview Guide! Our guide is different than all the rest because of the sample responses. Nearly every question contained in the guide has a...
Consultant with Equity Research interview
I'm coming from a consulting background and have interviews at a couple of BB 's coming up. Am I likely to be asked the same degree of technical questions as other applicants given my background is not from accounting or banking or will they realise this is where i would need to skill up on the job...
The Best Sandwich Board to Wear to Earn Interviews
I know, I know. But it's time for the sandwich board. Just received a final round rejection from Bloomberg LP last Friday. My mentors told me to put myself in front of as many people as possible. I'm going to take this literally. Questions: 1. Should I name my school on the board? I'm proud of where...
Bain Capital Interview process for pre-MBA associate role - Shed some light?
Can anyone shed some light on the interview process of Bain Capital for Pre-MBA Associate role? I have been interviewing with them and have had 2 rounds (2+3 - total 5 interviews till now) and have no clarity on where it goes from now (the last interview happened some 3 weeks before). What is the...
Need advice on Software Dev. Interview
Hey everybody, First post here because i couldn't seem to find anything about software development positions (nor am I sure you guys would be able to help much). But here goes: I have an upcoming interview in software development with a trading company, and wanted to know what sort of questions to...
1st Round Associate 2nd Round Analyst?
I usually hear about interviews first conducted by HR/Analysts and second rounds / final rounds being conducted by those above them. However, I have a situation where the opposite has occurred and the second round is with an analyst. This is for a small boutique bank and did not go through their...
JP Morgan Interviews Out?
Has JPM sent out IBD and S&T interview invites yet? I know they've begun recruiting for some schools but I was wondering if they've conducted all of their interviews yet. please post your school if possible. I ask because i'm recruiting through an alternative process and trying to find out if Ilve...
no interviews for second tier
So I am getting interviews from M/B/B and all the BBs that post for OCR . I also resume dropped for the lower tier consulting shops like IBM, Accenture , Deloitte and ZS. For some reason I get interviews for 100% of the resume drop for the former group and got rejected (not even an alternate spot)...
Delay much?
Isn't there a cap on the amount of time you can put a candidate (2010 FT Analyst) "on hold" for? That's been my status at a BB since before Christmas last year but got an email from an MD last week saying they are still evaluating the hiring situation for the group. Any chance they were waiting for...
Interview Question Share one Tear one: "If we gave you 10 million..." --
Ok, so here we go, please share one and rip another apart. This is one of the most dreaded question (due to its shear open-ended nature). "If [insert bank here] gave you $10 million to invest, what would you do with it?"
HSBC Leveraged Acquisition Finance First Round SA Interview
I have a summer analyst interview coming up with HSBC Leveraged Acqusition Finance. Has anyone interviewed with them for this department before? Any suggestions as to what I should be expected to know? (Basic LBO , leveraged loans, etc?). Cheers
Interviews: How to determine if they are successful?
Hey guys, Just recently finished up some interviews and was wondering on how you gauge the success of your interview. It really throws me off when the interviewer is stone cold serious, leaving me wondering, is it me, is it something I said, or is this all a game? Sometimes I can tell they are...
Damned if I do??
After my final round interviews for a FT position at a BB , I was told to update HR if my candidacy with the firm changes. I've been living in NYC on my savings while I'm doing an unpaid internship, and now must move home to Asia because I've burned all my money up. I can continue to wait for their...
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