What are some of the non-modeling questions interviewers typically ask MBB consultants during interviews? Given we don’t really have deal experience.

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What do you mean non-modeling? As in technical questions? Most consultants do have deal experience from DDs - interviewers will focus in on your understanding of the investment thesis and test if you can think from the buyers POV (ie all key aspects of the deal not just commerical dd portion)

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Like most things: quality > quantity. If you don’t have any deal experiences, interviewers will usually just bring up a portco or hypothetical asset to discuss. The point isn’t to talk about how many deals you’ve done but to just see if you have the chops to think about a deal critically

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Look up 400 investment banking interview questions — it’s a pdf and has the ones you’ll need

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