Month of Interview:
April
Industry Detail:
Investment Banking
How long did the interview process last?:
1-2 months
Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division/Type:
Generalist
What did the interview consist of?:
Phone Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
How did you get the interview?:
Applied Online
What were the most difficult or unexpected interview questions asked?:
For the most past it was straightforward stuff from the guides. Regular accounting, valuation, and DCF questions. A lot of the behavioral had follow-ups which caught me off guard. Some of the more out of the box questions were:
What is your dream job other than banking and if they paid the same amount would you take that instead?
What is one thing you liked about your upbringing and one thing you did not?
What would you do if you had to lead a client call having never listened in on one before?
No votes yet
Overall, how would you describe your interview experience?:
Positive
Please describe the interview / hiring process.:
Networked by cold calling and was able to get a first-round phone screen with someone I had already talked too. From there had another phone screen with an analyst and a VP than an in-person super day.
Overall, how difficult was the interview?:
Average
Official Undergrad School Name:
Overall Undergrad GPA:
3.7
Undergrad Class Year (or expected):
2021
Official Graduate School Name:
Degree 1:
AB or BA
Major 1:
Finance
Major 2:
Accounting
Varsity Athlete:
No
Millitary Program (ie. ROTC):
No
Race:
White
Sex:
Male
Outcome of Interview:
Declined Offer
Year of Interview:
2019
Why did you choose to decline the offer? (optional):
Was not my top choice. I leveraged it to speed up the process with top choices
How did you answer each of these questions (please be specific)?:
1. I said yes - but that is unrealistic. Related it back to my why banking pitch.
2. I said that I enjoyed the freedom that I had as a kid to develop my own opinions. One thing that I did not like was that it went by too fast and nobody really made that clear enough until it was too late.
3. I would start by letting the client lead the call. Have them ask you for things and then try to pick up on how you think it should go an act from there. I made sure to acknowledge that it is important to do your research beforehand.
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