August 2022 - Finance Interview Coach

Published On - August 27, 2022

Josh Behaviorals and Fit, Corporate Banking / Commercial Banking / Private Debt, Corporate Development, Finance & Accounting, Investment Banking, Private Equity, Real Estate

What are your three greatest strengths?

You should just be relatively honest about your three greatest strengths, while avoiding overconfident answers like intelligence. Passion, attitude, leadership, intellectual curiosity, work ethic, and resilience are some examples. First, list your 3 strengths. Then use this opportunity to tell a qui...

Published On - August 26, 2022

Josh Behaviorals and Fit, Corporate Banking / Commercial Banking / Private Debt, Corporate Development, Finance & Accounting, Investment Banking, Private Equity

What is your greatest strength?

This is a personal question and you should generally just be honest about your greatest strength, but make sure the wording is right. Passion, attitude, leadership, intellectual curiosity, work ethic, resilient; the list goes on. Don’t say something that makes you seem cocky, like intelligence (ev...

Published On - August 24, 2022

Josh Behaviorals and Fit, Investment Banking

Why this bank / firm?

To master the “why this firm” question, it’s best to speak to somebody in the firm to ask what they like about the firm, and what the people in the team are like. It’s very hard to tell the true culture or strengths of a specific group in a specific bank. You should split your […]...

Published On - August 18, 2022

Josh Behaviorals and Fit, Investment Banking

Why investment banking?

There are generally three approaches to this question. You can list a number of reasons (e.g. 3) and explain each reason. This approach is the most easy and logical. However, you can also tella story about how you became interested in investment banking, and mention a few concrete reasons during the...