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- Category: About Investment Banking
- What are the different types of groups within an investment bank?
- What is a boutique bank?
- What is a bulge bracket bank and who are they?
- What is an investment bank?
- What is the general role of the Analyst?
- What is the general role of the Associate?
- What is the general role of the Director/Senior Vice President (SVP)?
- What is the general role of the Managing Director?
- What is the general role of the Vice President (VP)?
- What is the typical hierarchy/ladder within an investment bank?
- Category: Banking Lifestyle
- Are the hours really as bad as I've heard they are?
- As a banker, how much will I have to travel?
- How does the lifestyle differ at bulge bracket banks vs. boutiques?
- How does the lifestyle in New York differ from investment banking jobs elsewhere?
- If the banking lifestyle is so tough, what's the upside?
- If the hours are so long, why don't banks hire more people?
- Is it true that as an investment banker, I get free dinner every night?
- Is the number of hours the worst thing about investment banking?
- Will the lifestyle be better/worse in some groups than others?
- Category: Exit Opportunities
- I'm thinking about Private Equity after my Analyst program. Will being in certain groups help me more than others?
- What are my odds of getting into Private Equity, not having been an Analyst?
- What are some exit opportunities after being an Analyst?
- What are some exit opportunities after being an Associate?
- What do Hedge Funds look for when hiring bankers?
- What do Private Equity firms look for when hiring bankers?
- Category: For further learning...
- Any good blogs out there about investment banking?
- Are there any good books about life as an investment banker?
- Can you recommend any books about finance and the technical aspects of investment banking?
- Should I take an investment banking course or training program?
- What periodicals should I read to learn more about investment banking?
- Where else on the Internet can I go to learn about investment banking?
- Category: Interviewing - Brainteasers
- A car travels a distance of 60 miles at an average speed of 30 mph. How fast would the car have to travel the same 60 mile distance home to average 60 mph over the entire trip?
- A windowless room has 3 lightbulbs. You are outside the room with 3 switches, each controlling one of the lightbulbs. If you can only enter the room one time, how can you determine which switch controls which lightbulb?
- Four investment bankers need to cross a bridge at night to get to a meeting. They have only one flashlight and 17 minutes to get there. The bridge must be crossed with the flashlight and can only support two bankers at a time. The Analyst can cross in 1 minute, the Associate can cross in 2 minutes, the VP can cross in 5 minutes and the MD takes 10 minutes to cross. How can they all make it to the meeting in time?
- Three envelopes are presented in front of you by an interviewer. One contains a job offer, the other two contain rejection letters. You pick one of the envelopes. The interviewer then shows you the contents of one of the other envelopes, which is a rejection letter. The interviewer now gives you the opportunity to switch envelope choices. Should you switch?
- What is the angle between the hour-hand and minute-hand of a clock at 3:15?
- What is the sum of numbers from 1 to 100?
- You are given 12 balls and a scale. Of the 12 balls, 11 are identical and 1 weighs EITHER slightly more or less. How do you find the ball that is different using the scale only three times AND tell if it is heavier or lighter than the others?
- You are given 12 balls and a scale. Of the 12 balls, 11 are identical and 1 weighs slightly more. How do you find the heavier ball using the scale only three times?
- You are given a 3-gallon jug and a 5-gallon jug. How do you use them to get 4 gallons of liquid?
- You've got a 10 x 10 x 10 cube made up of 1 x 1 x 1 smaller cubes. The outside of the larger cube is completely painted red. On how many of the smaller cubes is there any red paint?
- Category: Interviewing - General
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