“Getting to Know You?

Examples:

Why did you choose this career?

What are you looking to achieve in your career 5 years down the road?

Why did you choose our firm?

Tell me something about yourself.

What other career would you consider if you are unsuccessful in getting a job in this industry?

Tell me some of the values that define you.

What are some of your failures or disappointments, tell me how you cope with them?

Are you a good team player? Give me some examples to support it.

Tell me some of the biggest challenges you have encountered.

What would you like to change in your life if you can do all over again?

Specific and Technical Questions

Examples:

Why do you think that you are suitable for a career in corporate finance (e.g. fixed income sales, equities sales, etc)?

Can you tell me something about the job?

Can you recall one recent case of mergers & acquisitions and discuss the merits, valuation and financing?

Can you tell me about a stock that you like and why?

What are some of the largest transactions in the corporate mergers and acquisitions arena?

Why do you think that the stock markets in the U.S. and Europe are doing so poorly? Can you recall what was the all time high and 52-week high low for the S&P 500 and the DAX of Germany?

Can you summarize what went wrong with WorldCom?

What are some of the key legislations related to the financial industry being debated in the congress?

Do you have a sense of how big the U.S. treasury market is?

What impact does the U.S. Federal Reserve decisions have on the equity markets?

What is the shape of the current yield curve?

　　概括性問題

　　例如： 你為什么選擇這個職業？

　　在未來5年的職業生涯中，你想要達到什么樣的目標？ 你為什么選擇我們公司？

　　談談你自己。如果你沒有被這個行業所錄用，你會選擇其他什么職業？ 你的價值觀是什么？ 你有哪些失敗或者失望的經歷？你是怎么面對的？ 你是個良好的團隊合作者嗎？請舉例說明。 你所經歷過的最大挑戰是什么？

　　如果可以重新開始，你希望改變你生活中的哪些部分？ 具體問題和專業問題 　　　例如: 你為什么認為自己適合在公司財務投行部(或者債券銷售部門、股票銷售部門等)的職務？ 你能否告訴我你對這項工作的理解？

　　你能講出最近的一次合并和收購的案例嗎？并請你對該案例的動機、優勢、定值和融資進行討論。

　　能否告訴我你看好哪支股票？為什么？

　　最大規模的公司合并收購案有哪些？

　　你為什么認為美國和歐洲股市的表現差強人意？你能回憶出標準普爾500和德國股票指數(DAX)的歷史最高紀錄(all-time high)和52周以來最高價和最低價分別是多少嗎？

　　你可以總結出美國世界通信公司(WorldCom)公司失誤的原因嗎？

　　你知道美國國會關于金融立法的一些紛爭嗎？

　　你是否對美國的債券市場(treasury market)到底有多大有自己的認識？

　　美國聯邦政府的決策對股票市場(equity market)有哪些潛在的影響？

　　當前的收益率曲線(yield curve)的形狀是什么樣的？

　　編輯：Tina