You'll be tested on standard questions to test your market acumen. The end of the interview also includes an excel test which includes two parts: part one is an applied PE exercise. Part two is more based on your actual excel knowledge for macros and keyboard shortcuts.
Tested my technical knowledge related to the job
Why are looking to leave your current job?
Q: How are private companies valued? Q: How often do you publish for your company now? Q: Why do you think the private equity market will continue to grow?
Top stock pick idea
walk me through your resume What is your level of financial modeling?
Experience
Main interview, where questions towards the resume but focused on what I did besides my academic and professional career. They were really going for the soft skills. The random questions were really random: How do you put a giraffe into a fridge? Name three noble price winners (non of which won the category peace) HR interview (classic): Why UBS? Why banking? What was your last huge accomplishment? Concerning your personality, anything you would like to change - skill acquire? HR interview also changed languages in-between. Overall the question were easy to answer, if you know where you from and just talk about what you actually experienced in your life. Also if your quick and can keep the conversation alive by making sense out of your answer and respond. I would rate the interview difficult, as there is no real way to prepare for such an interview. I prepared for technical stuff needed to switch within seconds to the above described process.
Why UBS
why do you want to get into PE?
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