Lazard·Investment Banking Analyst

Lazard Investment Banking Analyst interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

New York, NYPosted Feb 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I had a fairly classic two-step journey: a phone conversation focused on fit and interest, followed by a superday in New York that blended both fit and technical questions.

I remember going in expecting something more difficult, but the technical side didn’t feel especially brutal—it was the overall interview tone that made it tricky.

During the superday, some interviews felt unpolished. One associate showed up late and spent a big chunk of the discussion on her phone, then confidently pushed back on how I compared my experience to what the role required. Her VP didn’t seem to agree with her interpretation, which made the whole exchange feel a little destabilizing.

In the end, I didn’t get an offer. What I took away was that even when the questions themselves

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