Baird Investment Banking Analyst interview experience

I began with networking and got referred into an accelerated process. The flow was consistent: two phone screens followed by a superday. Both phone screens mixed straightforward behavioral questions—like why banking and why the firm—with a few simple technical prompts, including being asked to walk through a DCF.

The superday then ramped up the “live” interview pressure. I went through multiple one-on-one conversations with associates and managers in the department, and the questions felt formal but manageable because they were grounded in what you’d done and what you understood. Even when