Investment Banking
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Open LearnDrill sets11 sets
- All topics1,339 questionsMixedEvery topic in one set, shuffled, the way a real interview jumps from your story to a DCF to a market question.Sign in to save scoresStart this set
- Behavioral, HireVue87 questionsInsight HireVueThe recorded first round for insight and sophomore programs.Sign in to save scoresStart this set
- Behavioral307 questionsBehavioralsYour story, why banking, why this bank and group, and the STAR questions.Sign in to save scoresStart this set
- Technicals215 questionsAccountingThe three statements, how they link, and what moves when one line changes.Sign in to save scoresStart this set
- Technicals85 questionsEnterprise and equity valueThe bridge, what belongs in it, and which multiples pair with which value.Sign in to save scoresStart this set
- Technicals124 questionsValuationComparable companies, precedent transactions, and when each method fails.Sign in to save scoresStart this set
- Technicals120 questionsDCFFree cash flow, WACC, terminal value, and what each assumption does to the answer.Sign in to save scoresStart this set
- Modeling153 questionsMerger modelsAccretion and dilution, purchase price allocation, synergies, and deal structure.Sign in to save scoresStart this set
- Modeling110 questionsLBOsSources and uses, leverage, debt paydown, returns math, and the paper LBO.Sign in to save scoresStart this set
- Technicals79 questionsBrainteasers and mathQuick math and logic asked to see how you think under pressure.Sign in to save scoresStart this set
- Markets146 questionsMarkets and dealsA deal you follow, what rates are doing, and why the market cares.Sign in to save scoresStart this set
More ways to practice
- Cases11 cases played step by step, with exhibits, the math, and a model answer. The first is free.
- Speed drills1 timed math drills, new problems every run.
- Voice mockAn interviewer asks out loud and you answer out loud.
- Timed interviewsA screen, a first round, and a superday on the clock, scored at the end.
- Modeling testsBuild the model in a sheet against the clock.
- Terms96 Investment Banking terms, each with a worked example.
- Company sets40 firms, how each one interviews and what it asks.
How the interview runs5 stages
- 1ApplicationResume, cover letter at some banks, school and GPA screens. Networking often decides who gets a first round.
- 2HireVue or videoTwo to five recorded behavioral prompts, sometimes one technical. Thirty seconds to prepare, two minutes to answer.
- 3First roundOne or two 30 minute calls with an analyst or associate. Walk me through your resume, why banking, why us, then accounting and valuation technicals.
- 4SuperdayThree to six back to back interviews with associates, VPs, and MDs. Technicals get harder, fit gets more personal, and at least one person tests how you handle pressure.
- 5OfferUsually within days. Exploding deadlines at smaller shops.
What gets askedShare by topic
- Behavioral and fit40%
- Accounting
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