Culture Questions Flashcards

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Why are you interested in our M&A division rather than our industry groups? Our Tech, Healthcare and Energy teams have been really successful this year. [WORK IN PROGRESS - in-depth research of M&A]

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I want to gain solid technical and modeling skills and be exposed to a wide variety of industries and different markets [MENTION SOMETHING SPECIFIC]. I believe this will equip me best for my career going forward.

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Why do you want to work in Capital Markets? There’s hardly any market activity these days. [WORK IN PROGRESS - in-depth research of Capital Markets]

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While Capital Markets may be experiencing reduced activity currently, I believe in its resilience and eventual recovery [STATE REASON WHY]. I have been interested in the markets since I was younger and have always been fascinated by IPOs, secondary offerings and the such [SPECIFIC EXAMPLES].

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What do you think our bank’s greatest weaknesses are?

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  1. I think one thing [BANK’S NAME] should work on is having a strong presence in [REGION]. [STATE REASON]. Regardless, I believe [POSITIVE ASPECT] more than makes up for this.
  2. I think one thing [BANK’S NAME] could benefit from is getting more involved in [INDUSTRY OR ASPECT]. [EXPlAIN WHY]. But I don’t think it’s that big of an issue considering [BANK’S STRENGTH].
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Which of our competitors do you admire the most?

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If I had to choose I would say [BANK’S NAME] due to it’s [CHARACTERISTIC]. It’s a trait that I admire and also see in [BANK YOU’RE INTERVIEWING FOR]

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