Cowen·Investment Banking Analyst

Cowen Investment Banking Analyst interview experience

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New York, NYPosted May 2013 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I came in through a less typical path, with my resume reaching the firm through a connection rather than a cold application flow.

Once I got an interview, it moved quickly enough that I didn’t have time to overthink it. The next conversations included a one-on-one session at a career center before I moved into a final round held in San Francisco.

The final round was a marathon: I interviewed with five people, spending about half an hour with each. The bankers I met were mostly nice, and the discussion stayed focused on fit and conversation, but the finance questions were challenging mainly because I hadn’t taken finance at the time. Interestingly, accounting questions landed more easily, while the more finance-heavy

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