Questions Investment Bank Interviewer Asks

Questions Investment Bank Interviewer Asks
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Finance Questions
Why do you want this job?
Why do you want to work for us?
If you could buy one stock today, what would it be and why?
Discuss the effect of rising interest rates on the US economy.
What issues does XYZ Company have in entering a given industry (Porter framework)?
How do you value firms?
What‘s a cost of capital?
When do you use a WACC versus a cost of equity?
Behavioral Questions
When did you show leadership?
When did you perform well (poorly) in a group?
Describe a time when you had a personal conflict and how you resolved it.
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
Describe a time when you had an ethical dilemma and how you resolved it.
What is your most significant accomplishment?
Brain Teasers
How many gas stations are there in the US?
Fidelity question: if the entire population China stood up with outstretched arms touching, how many times would they encircle the Earth?
How many manhole covers are there in NYC?
It‘s 3:15 - what‘s the angle between the hands on the clock?
You have a 3 liter jug, a 5 liter jug and a continuously running hose. Using those 3 things, how do you get exactly 4 liters in the 5 liter jug?
You have 9 balls, with one weighing more than the others, but you can‘t tell by just picking it up. Using a scale no more than two times, how would you find the ball that outweighs the others?
General
Get across the idea that you‘ll run through walls for a company. Your predecessors have saddled BC with a reputation for smart, but lazy students.
Tell them that you‘re very interested in the job - your being at the interview isn‘t sufficient by itself.
investment bank interview question
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1- What‘s is the hardest thing you have ever done?
2- Can u give an example of a time when u came up with a creative solution?
3- Why do u want to work for this industry?
Very specific;based on what company one is interviewing with. This gives the candidate an opportunity to show why is he interested in this company above all others in the same industry. It reflects how much research did the candidate do on the company before coming here and that is an indicator good enough to measure his interest.
4- Why do you want to work in investment banking?
This was asked in all the interviews I gave till date. They wanted to know why one would prefer working for an investment bank and not a completely "tech" firm. I guess they expect the candidate to have some interest in finance even if he is going to the technical end though they don‘t expect any formal course work or previous experience in finance.
5- What exactly do investment managers do?
6- Present a chapter from ur favorite finance book.
This looks like a tough birdie
7- Walk me through ur resume?
Two of my interviews started with this question. They don‘t expect us to memorize our resumes but give us an opportunity to highlight the points of the resume we want to and choose the tentative topics for further questions. Effectively they say, "the ball is in your court".
8-Why should we hire u?
An indirect question that asks your strengths directly.
9-what types of activities where you involved in college?
10- Why this firm?
Same as question 3 above.
11- An example of a project that involved heavy analytical thinking?
12- If made CEO what changes will u make?
13- Favorite website?
14- Example of teamwork where the team was successful. One example where the team was unsuccessful. Why? What lesson did you learn from it.
Two of my behavorial interviews were centered most of the time around this question. I was first asked to go through the objective of the team and then how it worked or how didn‘t work right.
15- The most striking article in wall street journal
16- Project you enjoyed most.
Again they are asking you " From where do you want to me to ask the next question". Make sure you mention a project through which illustrates teamwork, self-initiative or something that you can stress upon later because after this the next question will be why did u enjoy this one most. And for investment banks , jut saying that you liked it because of the extensive coding it required won‘t get you anywhere. It is indirectly measuring that you really meant the reasons you gave for Question 4 or not.
17- Given internship, if not hired finally, give 3 reasons why this could happen and how can u prevent this.
18- If I call a person who knows you well, what will he say about you?
19- What motivates you?
20- An example of experience of failure.
21- You don‘t seem like a driven person. how will you handle a job in banking?
22- An accomplishment you are proud of?
23- favorite course, least favorite.why? grades in each.
24- how have u modeled qith equations in the past.
25- Can you tell me a time when u handled many things at the same time?
26- Example of leadership. (Any academic or non-academic examples are equally good)
27- Example where you were not the leader of the team but you took some major initiative?
28- Questions for the firm.
This is a very important part of the interview and usually has the last 5 minutes devoted to it. The person on the other side of the table always give you a chance to ask questions partly to clear your doubts and partly to again give you an opportunity to show your interest and zest for internship in the company. Preparing for this merely requires 15-20 minutes reading the profile of the company and the dept. you are applying to.