Month of Interview:
November
Industry Detail:
Investment Banking
How long did the interview process last?:
Less than 1 month
Intern
Group/Division/Type:
Energy
What did the interview consist of?:
Phone Interview
Skills Test
How did you get the interview?:
Applied Online
What were the most difficult or unexpected interview questions asked?:
Nothing too surprising. Interviewer asked me typical fit questions. Why interested in marathon/ why IB/ experience to get you ready for IB/ tell me about your favorite class. Then followed up with some basic technicals including walk me through DCF, how to calculate WACC, which financial statement would you choose and what deals have you been following. Interviewer was very nice and followed up with a modeling test about a widget factory. My model was not up to par and I did not move on in the process.
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Overall, how would you describe your interview experience?:
Neutral
Please describe the interview / hiring process.:
Had an informational interview with an analyst and he followed up with a modeling test for me to complete
Overall, how difficult was the interview?:
Average
Official Undergrad School Name:
Overall Undergrad GPA:
3.5
Undergrad Class Year (or expected):
2020
Degree 1:
AB or BA
Major 1:
History
Varsity Athlete:
No
Millitary Program (ie. ROTC):
No
Race:
White
Sex:
Male
Outcome of Interview:
No Offer
Year of Interview:
2018
How did you answer each of these questions (please be specific)?:
-interested in marathon bc good deal flow, leader In their space, interested in renewable energy
-interested in IB because of transactions and opportunity to gain foundation in finance
-did PE internship before to prepare for IB world
-macroeconomics, find markers interesting
Techs
-ran through dcf and WACC calculation process
-cash flow statement as cash is king
-talked about ibm and redmonk deal
Answered modeling test by making many assumptions and building out 5 yr projections in excel
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