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By Arkady Libman, Managing Director, Wall Street Prep

Last month, we published a quick guide to answering most frequently asked accounting questions during the finance interviews, and in this issue are sharing our thoughts on how to answer valuation questions, which make up the meat of the technical questions students can be expected to answer. Stay tuned for M&A help coming next week!

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By Arkady Libman, Managing Director, Wall Street Prep

With the start of a new academic year, we know that finance interviews are again at the forefront of many of your minds.  Over the next few months, we’ll be publishing most frequently asked technical finance interview questions and answers across a variety of topics – accounting (in this issue), valuation, corporate finance – to get you prepared.

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COMMON FINANCE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS (AND ANSWERS)

Before we get to accounting questions, here are some interview best practices to keep in mind when getting ready for the big day.

1. Be prepared for technical questions. Many students erroneously believe that if they are not finance/business majors, then technical questions do not apply to them. On the contrary, interviewers want to be assured that students going into the field are committed to the work they’ll be doing for the next few years, especially as many finance firms will devote considerable resources to mentor and develop their new employees. Continue reading →