Lazard·Investment Banking Analyst

Lazard Investment Banking Analyst interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

United StatesPosted May 2020 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview path was connected to a diversity event, and that’s how I ended up getting an early conversation.

It was a phone interview and it wasn’t too hard overall, which surprised me after hearing how intense investment banking screens can be.

The structure was straightforward: about a 50/50 mix between behavioral discussion and basic to moderate technical questions. I had to cover my background and motivation, and then I answered the finance fundamentals they expected at that stage.

I didn’t receive an offer, but it still felt like a fair, low-drama screening step. The experience taught me that even when a process is competitive, the first round can be designed to be accessible rather than

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