Investment Banking Interview Questions – Top 50 Revealed

insideinvestmentbanking.com – Free Banking Recruiting tutorials. If you are looking to launch a career in investment banking visit Inside Investment Banking now. Created by 5 young bankers it is your one-stop shop for advice on how to get into investment banking. About this Video This is a quick look at the top 50 interview questions bankers like to ask. It also serves as a checklist for you to see if you are prepared for your upcoming IB interviews. The list of questions… Tell me about yourself Why do you want to do investment banking? Why not Sales & Trading or management consulting or law? Are you interviewing with any other banks or do you have offers? Would you accept an offer if I gave it to you right now? What’s your favorite book / business identity / celebrity? Why did you attend Harvard? (College choice) Make me laugh Why did you choose to study finance? (Degree/Major choice) Tell me about your favorite and least favorite units at college Tell me about your time working for PWC? (Previous work experience) What do you like to do in your spare time / for fun? Where do you see yourself in 3, 5, 10 years time? How would your friends/parents/colleagues describe you? Tell me about your football team [Anything listed on your resume] What’s the one thing you want me to know that’s not on your resume? Tell me something about you that makes you interesting What would motivate you to keep coming back to work after 100 hour weeks, missed birthdays and no social life? Why
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I have already got a medical degree, but i want to change my career to investment banker. In my undergrad, I majored in biology and minored in finance. Will top investment bank firms hire me with these qualifications or should I go back to school and get an MBA first?

I do not have any prior experience in that field, would it have helped if I had some in the past?
Should I start this career low and work my way up?

Please help me out.
Thanks in advance!!

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Answer by XSY
It might depend on which school you went to for undergraduate studies. I heard that top investment banks usually hire graduates from top schools. You will start high if you attended a prestigious school. If you didn’t, you can always work your way up too. I believe getting a MBA is going to be worth your while.

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