I applied through university. I interviewed at Billow Butler & Company
Interview
Very technical, heavy M&A stress and not much behavioral. Do not offer return offers which deterred me from continuing my application process. Do not suggest for summer internships, rather for full time employment. They wanted to know the benefits of a merger/acquisition for a company and how that might be completed.
I applied through university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Billow Butler & Company (Chicago, IL) in Feb 2015
Interview
The first interview was on campus, and was highly technical (company valuation, where markets are heading, oil prices) but also very conversational, which left me feeling great about the process. There were no direct classic behavioral questions, but that was determined by the technical conversation that determines if you can hold a conversation and speak of the markets. Then I head back about 2 weeks later inviting me to the office on a Friday. This turned out to be a superday, where there were 4 of the final candidates for the position including me. We had interviews with 6 people in the office, basically everyone including the partners, and all but one interview this day were behavioral solely. It was 2.5hrs of interviews, and I left with the feeling I did quite well and would receive an offer, but 1.5 weeks later they informed me I was not selected.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you value a company?
Have you followed any M&A activity in the market recently?
I applied through university. I interviewed at Billow Butler & Company
Interview
I had a phone screen. You should know all of the questions in the Wall Street Oasis/Vault guides. However, the questions were not asked in the form in which they appear on Wall Street Oasis. Rather, you must be able to apply the knowledge from the guides to a case situation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Make sure you are able to apply common finance and accounting knowledge to a case situation.