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I got through all the rounds of interviews (including 2 technical panels) at CrowdStrike before being assured that I was nearing the end of the process and was expected to receive an offer soon… almost two weeks ago now? Anyone else experienced this kind of delay from CS or similarly sized organizations? Did I get ghosted? Anything more I should be doing?
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Im a new starter in FDD as a Senior, qualified and am sitting for CFA L2. I want to make sure I'm doing everything right to maximise my chances of landing a FO role in a PE/Fund or ER/M&A role at an BB/EB.
A few I've heard so far:
- Get infra deals exp
- Network aggressively
- Leave within 1 yr
JPMorgan Chase Morgan Stanley Goldman Sachs Citi Bank of America Barclays Credit Suisse RBC KKR Blackstone TPG Apollo Global Management, LLC Bain Capital Warburg Pincus
is FDD going to start hiring again?
Chicago FDD associate 2 salary at big 4?
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I had an FDD interview with PwC in October and will be starting with them in August. I was honestly surprised at how easy (for lack of a better word) it was. This was my first case interview and I legitimately did not know what FDD was three days before the interview. A lot of focus on EBITDA and normalizing earnings. PwC case study interviews are also a bit different because they're a lot more collaborative and focus on talking through the situation together which I really appreciated. Here is a link to a Financial Due Diligence Report (unfortunately it's heavily redacted). The second link is PwC Due Diligence info.
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Enthusiast
make sure to calculate ltm
Coach
If meaningful:
- DIO, DSO, DPO
- Gross margin, potentially other margins
Look at PL activity as a % of revenue
Mentor
personally I did DIO DSO DPO as well
What firm?
They do case studies for interviews?
A firm I applied to as an experienced associate made me do one.
Can you recalculate any of the KPIs? On all Saas deals I recalculate things like churn and retention and normalize recurring income.
How about gross Margin?
Look at their payroll headcount if this data is available. Look for tends there.