I applied online. I interviewed at Piper Sandler in Feb 2021
Interview
Started w/ a 30 phone with a director that was an alumni from my university and then I was invited to a superday. It was 4 rounds w/ 1-2 people each (but one round nobody showed).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mainly conversational but all of them asked me why IB/why this group/tell me about yourself. There weren't many technicals, but they were mainly about valuation.
Decent difficulty, good amount of technical questions as well as basic behavioural, but nothing too out of the ordinary. Really know your story and why this firm in particular. Technicals should be pretty sharp
After passing the first round, I was invited to a Superday where I completed several back-to-back interviews with senior bankers, focusing on technical skills like valuation methods, financial statements, and behavioral questions about teamwork and problem-solving. Additionally, I was given a technical assessment to build a simple financial model and analyze a hypothetical investment scenario.
medium difficulty. one technical round and a few personal rounds. went through a hiring team and were pretty reciprocative. interviewed for the consumer investment banking vertical. did not get offer.
