Did a hireVue with like 7 questions with 30 second prep each and the timer really pressures you. Superday was four interviews in a row and by the third one it gets exhausting. One of the MDs wanted to know about recent treasury yield movements. Started at 8am went past noon couldnt have been more tired afterwards
Questions Asked
1.“Tell me about a time you worked closely with a business unit to support a decision”
2.“Whats the difference between a fixed budget and a flexible budget?”
Software Developer
New York, NY
Summer 2025No Offer
University of Wisconsin-Madison · Computer Sciences
2nd year · 2.5-2.8 GPA · 0 past internships
Average Interview
TechnicalPre-recordedVirtual
hirevue right after applying had to do it same day, phone screen with VP was mostly behavioral then superday had three easy coding questions like reverse a string and Fibonacci also two behavioral
Questions Asked
1.“What is a transaction in SQL? What does ACID mean?”
Financial Analyst
New York, NY
Summer 2024Declined Offer
University of Michigan · Finance
4th year · 3.7+ GPA · 3 past internships
Hard Interview
Multiple roundsBehavioralIn-PersonStressful
Prepped hard for Hirevue 7 behavioral questions and it paid off, superday was three interviews two behavioral about leadership and failure and one about equity market views. Pitched consumer staples stock and they pushed back hard on valuation but I defended it, took a PE offer
Questions Asked
1.“What is a budget vs. actual variance report and how would you present a large gap?”
2.“How do you evaluate whether a capital project is financially viable using NPV and IRR?”
Technology Analyst
New York, NY
Summer 2026Accepted
University of Michigan · Computer Science
3rd year · 3.7+ GPA · 3 past internships
Hard Interview
TechnicalMultiple roundsPre-recordedVirtualFast process
Offer 5 days later. Hirevue then superday, three back to back interviews. Binary search and dynamic programmg
Questions Asked
1.“Describe a time you underestimated a task and how you handled the expectation gap.”
Investment Banking Analyst
New York, NY
Winter 2025No Offer
University of Michigan · Finance
3rd year · 3.3-3.6 GPA · 1 past internship
Hard Interview
TechnicalMultiple roundsPre-recordedStressful
Know your DCF!!! HireVue then superday with associates and VPs. Last interviewer poked holes in everything i said lost all confidence
Questions Asked
1.“Tell me about a time you produced high-quality work under a very tight deadline”
2.“Explain the concept of a leveraged recapitalization.”
3.“Walk me through how you'd pitch a stock idea.”
Software Engineer
New York, NY
Summer 2025No Offer
IIT Delhi · Computer Science and Engineering
2nd year · 3.3-3.6 GPA · 0 past internships
Hard Interview
TechnicalVirtualLive coding
Never reached superday. HackerRank had two problems, phone screen covered probability, then the technical round was a graph problem.
Questions Asked
1.“Find the middle element of a linked list in a single pass”
2.“What is contract testing and when would you use it between microservices”
Investment Banking Analyst
New York, NY
Summer 2026No Offer
Queen's University · Commerce
3rd year · 3.7+ GPA · 1 past internship
Hard Interview
Multiple roundsStressfulPre-recorded
Did hireVue was 7 questions, 30 sec prep each, timer pressure still gets you even when you know it's coming. Superday was five interviews same day, questions about why Goldman and what I read to stay current on markets. One covered a valuation problem and I walked through an LBO well, but by interview four the MD threw a capital structure brainteaser I hadn't seen before and didn't have a solid answer for it
Questions Asked
1.“Describe a time you had to manage multiple high-priority tasks simultaneously”
2.“Why investment banking specifically over other finance paths?”
3.“What is working capital and why does it matter in a deal?”