Houlihan Lokey Business Analyst interview experience

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Minneapolis, MNPosted Oct 2015 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I interviewed after going through university channels, including on-campus events and information sessions, and then I got the interview about a week after the last event.

From the moment I started, it felt like they weren’t searching for storytelling or behavioral themes—the questions were heavily technical.

I remember going in expecting some mix, but there weren’t real behavioral questions. Instead, they pushed me on how to value a company and asked me to walk through discounted cash flow analysis, step by step. They also wanted me to describe the process of a leveraged buyout, so I had to be able to explain both the mechanics and the rationale clearly, not just list terms.

The whole experience felt very tough, and I left with the strong impression that

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