The purpose of this question is to see if you understand what it takes to excel in IB. Here are some examples of important traits: Strong work ethic Necessary to survive the hours and stress of the business; IB hours can be anywhere from 80 to 100 hours a week Attention to detail Bankers need [&hell...

Contrary to popular belief, you do want to give a real weakness instead of a “fake” weakness. However, you must frame it in a way that shows you have a strong awareness about this weakness, and have made significant steps to improve. Try to avoid cheesy weaknesses like “work too hard.” Weakn...

Although some candidates may be interested in private equity, it’s important to speak to your interest in investment banking. The focus should be talking about all the advantages of investment banking, rather than talking about the disadvantages of private equity. For example, maybe you enjoy the ...

A common answer to this would be any special paste functions, since they are commonly used in banking. For example, after copying a series of cells, you can use the special paste function to paste only the format, or the numbers as an absolute value, or column widths. Any other shortcut is fine as l...