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The Superday Cheat Sheet: What to Have Cold Two Weeks Out
The compressed pre-superday checklist: the eight technicals you must be able to say in one breath, the three stories to have rehearsed, and the out-loud protocol for the final two weeks.
6 min read · updated 2026-07-27
The IB Recruiting Timeline: Every Date That Matters
When IB recruiting actually starts, why summer analyst apps open 18 months early, when return offers land, and what's open for your class year right now.
10 min read · updated 2026-07-24
The Complete Superday Guide: Format, Questions, Prep
What a superday actually is, how long it lasts, the questions banks ask, and how to prepare in the final 48 hours. No fluff — just the reps.
9 min read · updated 2026-07-23
How to Talk About a Deal in an IB Interview
The evergreen framework for the tell me about a recent deal question: how to pick a deal, the six numbers to memorize, a three-sentence answer structure, and the follow-ups.
10 min read · updated 2026-07-13
How IB Interviews Are Actually Graded
The interviewer's-eye view of IB interviews: what gets scored in the first 90 seconds, the evaluation dimensions, how superday debriefs commonly work, instant red flags, and a self-grading rubric.
9 min read · updated 2026-07-13
Valuation Interview Questions: Comps, Precedents & More
How to answer valuation interview questions in IB: the three main methodologies, choosing comps, which method gives the highest value, and common traps.
9 min read · updated 2026-07-05
TMT Interview Questions: Tech, Media & Telecom Guide
TMT interview prep: SaaS metrics (ARR, NRR, Rule of 40), why revenue multiples exist, media and telecom economics, and frameworks for the answers.
9 min read · updated 2026-07-05
Restructuring Interview Questions: The Complete RX Guide
Restructuring (RX) interview prep: Chapter 11 vs Chapter 7, the fulcrum security, waterfalls, DIP financing, and the frameworks interviewers expect.
9 min read · updated 2026-07-05
Real Estate & REIT Interview Questions: The Complete Guide
Real estate and REIT interview prep: NOI, cap rates, FFO and AFFO, NAV, REIT rules, property-level debt metrics, and answer frameworks that work.
9 min read · updated 2026-07-05
M&A and Merger Model Interview Questions Guide
M&A interview questions explained: accretion/dilution rules, cash vs stock vs debt, goodwill and purchase accounting, synergies, and how to prep.
10 min read · updated 2026-07-05
Markets & Deal Questions in IB Interviews: The Guide
How to answer market awareness and 'walk me through a deal' questions in investment banking interviews, with frameworks, core concepts, and prep steps.
9 min read · updated 2026-07-05
Leveraged Finance Interview Questions: The Complete Guide
LevFin interview prep: the leveraged debt stack, loans vs high yield bonds, covenants, credit metrics, LBO financing, and answer frameworks that work.
9 min read · updated 2026-07-05
LBO Interview Questions: The Complete Guide
LBO interview questions from first principles: how leverage drives returns, ideal LBO candidates, debt tranches, paper LBOs, IRR intuition, and prep plan.
10 min read · updated 2026-07-05
FIG Interview Questions: Banks & Insurance Guide
FIG interview prep: why banks break standard valuation, P/TBV and ROE, regulatory capital, NIM, insurance combined ratios, and answer frameworks.
9 min read · updated 2026-07-05
Equity Research Interview Questions: The Complete Guide
Equity research interview prep: the stock pitch that decides the interview, valuation and modeling expectations, ER vs banking, and how to prepare.
9 min read · updated 2026-07-05
Enterprise Value vs Equity Value: Interview Questions Guide
Master enterprise value vs equity value interview questions: the EV bridge, multiple pairing rules, negative EV, diluted shares, and the classic traps.
9 min read · updated 2026-07-05
DCF Interview Questions: The Complete Walk-Through Guide
Everything you need for DCF interview questions: the walk-through, unlevered FCF, WACC and CAPM, terminal value, sensitivities, and the classic traps.
10 min read · updated 2026-07-05
ECM & DCM Interview Questions: The Capital Markets Guide
Capital markets interview prep: the IPO process, follow-ons, convertibles, greenshoes, investment-grade bond issuance, and how to frame your answers.
9 min read · updated 2026-07-05
Brain Teasers & Mental Math in IB Interviews
How to handle brain teasers and mental math in IB interviews: the rule of 72, estimation frameworks, expected value basics, and how to stay composed.
8 min read · updated 2026-07-05
IB Behavioral Interview Questions: The Fit Guide
How to prepare for investment banking behavioral questions: the big four answers, building a story bank, STAR structure, and the fit mistakes that sink offers.
9 min read · updated 2026-07-05
Accounting Interview Questions: The Complete IB Guide
How to master accounting interview questions for investment banking: three-statement links, the $10 depreciation question, common traps, and a prep plan.
9 min read · updated 2026-07-05
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