INVESTMENT BANKING Interview Questions & Answers by Richard McMunn of: #investmentbanking #bankinginterviewquestions #investmentbanker In this video, Richard McMunn will teach you how to prepare for an investment banking interview. Here's what he covers in this tutorial: 1. A list of Investment Banking interview questions he recommends you prepare for. (Suitable for ALL investment banks) 2. Example ANSWERS to difficult Investment Banking interview questions. 3. TIPS on how to STANDOUT during your Investment Banker interview. 4. Further resources (including these slides) to help you SUCCEED and PASS your investment banking interview!
34 INVESTMENT BANKING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS TO PREPARE FOR: Q1. Tell me about yourself. Q2. Why do you want to work in investment banking? Q3. Why do you want to work for our organization as an Investment Banker? Q4. What are the most important skills and qualities needed to be an Investment Banker? Q5. What will be the biggest challenges to our organization over the next few years? Q6. What are the different financial statements of a company? Q7. How would you value a company? Q8. Would you be willing to break or bend the rules to achieve a positive outcome as an Investment Banker? Q9. If you had to choose one financial measure to assess the health of a company, which one would it be and why? Q10. What is EBITDA? Q11. What makes us different from our competitors? Q12. What discount rate should be used in an unlevered DCF analysis? Q13. What is your approach to dealing with challenging situations? Q14. Which is usually higher - the cost of debt or the cost of equity? Q15. How would you calculate the Cost of Equity? Q16. How would you deal with a difficult client? Q17. When making decisions as an investment banker that could have an impact on our organization, what factors would you consider? Q18. What is your approach to risk as an Investment Banker? Q19. What are the foundations of good business principles? Q20. What are your strengths and weaknesses? Q21. Define the term ‘financial risk’. Q22. How would you deal with conflict in a team? Q23. Talk me through your decision-making process. Q24. Tell me about a time when you demonstrated transparency at work. Q25. Describe a time when you worked as part of a team. Q26. How do you keep your knowledge of the financial services and investment banking sector up to date? Q27. Tell me about a recent financial article you've read and how it relates to investment banking. Q28. Describe a situation you were in where you had to solve a difficult problem. Q29. Do you think working late as an Investment Banker is a good thing or a bad thing? Q30. Why do you want to leave your current job? Q31. Where do you see yourself in five years? Q32. Why should we hire you to work as an Investment Banker? Q33. What are your salary expectations? Q34. That’s the end of your Investment Banker job interview. Do you have any questions you’d like to ask us?
