Getting Interviewed at an Investment Bank (2 Viewers)

[treason]

From my personal experiences and what I remember

Mac Bank (Melb)

- What did you do at EY(corp fin) ....I did summer there
- How do you value a company (i think i was one of a few who got asked this becuase of my previous summer in corp fin)
- What transactions have you been following
- Define beta..acccording to how you define beta, what is a company like xyz's beta

CSFB (Sing)

- What did you do at EY(corp fin)
- More questions about valutations, COE and components of that (e.g. how do you come up with a quick and dirty beta for indoneisan auto makers).
- Why IB
- Why this region
- Do you trade in shares (you wanna be careful with this answer according to my IB mentor)

Goldman (melb)
More of the same
+ how many planes flying over australia right now

 

[Supra]

Goldman (melb)
More of the same
+ how many planes flying over australia right now

WTF?!! How did u answer that one?

 

[slinky]

WTF?!! How did u answer that one?

lol....i was thinking the same, plus id reckon id struggle wit most ofthe questions on the list, id prolly jst bs my way through an interview like that, but then agian im jst a fool.....lol

 

[treason]

WTF?!! How did u answer that one?

Knowing how the system works (i.e. hub ans spokes) helps you frame an effective answer.

Short of that, make some assumptions. It was just a math question I suspect, i wasn't fazed by it.

 

[ND]

Treason: so they didn't ask you behavioural questions?

 

[RIZAL]

sort of getting nervous about the interview now...and still 7 days to go!

fin review is my friend.

 

[treason]

Treason: so they didn't ask you behavioural questions?

I didn't get any for ib. And from speaking with my freinds it didnt seem like they did either. Having said that, you never know!

but my friend who went for an ops role had behavioural questions.

 

[§eraphim]

sort of getting nervous about the interview now...and still 7 days to go!

fin review is my friend.

ill just read up on the major stuff

 

[jase_]

Had my interview today. It went alright I think. I'll wait for the outcome

 

[Minai]

Had my interview today. It went alright I think. I'll wait for the outcome

Good luck!

 

[jase_]

Thanks man!

 

[NonExistant]

Hooray for jasee.

 

[§eraphim]

Had my interview today. It went alright I think. I'll wait for the outcome

What kind of questions did they ask you?

 

[jase_]

They asked me about uni and why I chose my degree, what subjects I liked and what I didn't like. They asked about extra-curricular activities and teamwork situations. Also about my goals. Then they talked about the IT division and asked me what type of role I want. That was all I think.

 

[RIZAL]

thanks mate, that helps.

Did you get IT specific questions, or are they gonna leave that for the 2nd interview?

Did they ask about your references or say they would call your references?

 

[jase_]

The only IT specific questions she asked was what type of IT area am I interested in and what type of role I want, and then she talked about the different types of things people do there.

The website said reference checking is the last stage.

 

[§eraphim]

The only IT specific questions she asked was what type of IT area am I interested in and what type of role I want, and then she talked about the different types of things people do there.

The website said reference checking is the last stage.

Out of curiousity, when are you notified about ur 2nd interview? my friend did his interview 2 business days after the closing date for the accounting division and is still waiting for them to respond.

 

[ND]

Out of curiousity, when are you notified about ur 2nd interview? my friend did his interview 2 business days after the closing date for the accounting division and is still waiting for them to respond.

I can't imagine they'd be handing out 2nd round interview offers until they've finished with the 1st round, so maybe end of aug? I'm just speculating though.

 

[RIZAL]

Had the interview today. I thought it went quite well. Jasee hit the nail on the head with what they asked. Big thanks to Jasee.

Good luck to ND (and seraphim if you haven't had your interview yet)....

 

[jase_]

Just curious... those guys/girls who got an interview with IBs, can you actually tell us what average grade you got for your BComm?

Well if you're applying for IB, then their expectations seem to be a lot higher than if you're applying for other parts of the business. Most of us here applied for accounting, finance and IT, so I think a credit average is usually alright.

I think with most of them, they want to see a balanced lifestyle. So besides your marks, they want to see that you've participated in extra curricular activities and worked well as a team and have some sort of work experience. This is evident by the similar questions that they'll ask you at any interview. So, while your still at school, and once you get into uni, start getting involved in stuff.


They told me they would reply back once the 1st round interviews were finished, which is the end of this week I think.

Well, glad to hear you went well Issaq! Good luck to you all.