What are Professional References? Professional references are persons who can vouch for your qualifications for a job based on their insight into your work ethic, skills, strengths, and achievements. Typically, a professional reference is a former employer, client, colleague, teacher, supervisor, etc. References may provide correspondence that serves as a proof of service, length of…
What is a Cover Letter? A cover letter is an official letter expressing interest in a position at a company when applying for a job. It is an integral part of the job application process. Though it usually accompanies the resume or curriculum vitae, it is not always required. Despite this, a cover letter is…
Behavioral Interview Questions and Answers Behavioral interview questions are very common for finance jobs, and yet applicants are often under-prepared for them. With the right preparation, they can be easy to handle. The key is to have about 5-10 stories you can draw on as examples to use, depending on the type of question they…
What are common economics interview questions? In finance interviews, it’s common to be asked questions on a wide range of related topics, including being asked a few economics interview questions. Below is a list of some example questions to give you an idea of what to expect. While there are an unlimited number of economics questions…
Investment Banking Associate Interview Experience This is a detailed breakdown of the actual interview questions for an investment banking Associate position at a global investment bank. Any references to names of people, universities, banks, or cities have been removed to keep the information anonymous. This individual’s investment banking associate interview experience went down as follows… First…
Most Common Finance Interview Questions We’ve compiled a list of the most common and frequently asked finance interview questions. If you want to ace your finance interview, then make sure you master the answers to these challenging questions below. This guide is perfect for anyone interviewing for a financial analyst job, and it’s based on real…
What are the Most Common Commercial Banking Interview Questions? Download CFI’s comprehensive interview prep guide for credit analysts and commercial banking professionals. We’ve asked countless commercial banking account managers, relationship managers, and credit analysts what the most common commercial banking interview questions are. Based on their responses and feedback, we’ve laid out the most likely…
Analyst/Associate Investment Banking Interview Questions This is based on a real form used at a bulge bracket bank for their investment banking interview questions in the hiring process. Total Interview time: approx. 45 minutes. Checklist for Interviewer: Welcome, introduce yourself and your position, and thank the interviewee for their time and interest. Clarify the time…
Understanding DCF Analysis Questions If you’re going for an investment banking interview, you’re almost guaranteed to get a question along the lines of… “Walk me through a DCF analysis” or, “How would you build a DCF model?” The super-fast answer is: Build a 5-year forecast of unlevered free cash flow based on reasonable assumptions, calculate…
What is HireVue? HireVue is a digital recruiting company dedicated to finding the best talent for their clients using video intelligence for interviews. Their clients are talent acquisition or recruitment teams from top investment banks such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and Morgan Stanley. Banks and accounting firms (such as Deloitte) often rely on a HireVue…
