First Year Associate Interview Questions

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Interviews were 2 first year analysts and 1 associate, partly technical, partly brainteasers: Interview questions: -talk me through your CV -Travel from A to B at 40mph. Travel back from B to A at 60mph. What is the average speed travelled? -What multiples used to value Company? -why used valuation metric x as opposed to y -why we use EBITDA as opposed Net Income -Talk me through DCF (strong focus on WACC) -Draw chart of FTSE over last ten years and label it with prices -what is the 10 year Treasury Rate -why do you use the 10 year treasury rate rather than the 30 year -what connects the three financial statements -draw balance sheet in as much detail as possible -why boutique? Why perella? -if I gave you 1m and wanted it back in 1 year/30 years how would you invest it and why? -Explain the Internet to someone from the past? -how have you dealt with a conflict with other co-workers before?
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First Year Analyst

Interviewed at Perella Weinberg Partners

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Nov 20, 2015

Interviews were 2 first year analysts and 1 associate, partly technical, partly brainteasers: Interview questions: -talk me through your CV -Travel from A to B at 40mph. Travel back from B to A at 60mph. What is the average speed travelled? -What multiples used to value Company? -why used valuation metric x as opposed to y -why we use EBITDA as opposed Net Income -Talk me through DCF (strong focus on WACC) -Draw chart of FTSE over last ten years and label it with prices -what is the 10 year Treasury Rate -why do you use the 10 year treasury rate rather than the 30 year -what connects the three financial statements -draw balance sheet in as much detail as possible -why boutique? Why perella? -if I gave you 1m and wanted it back in 1 year/30 years how would you invest it and why? -Explain the Internet to someone from the past? -how have you dealt with a conflict with other co-workers before?

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