I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Lazard in Sept 2011
Interview
Invitation for interviews came the same day I sent my application. In total 4 Interviews (all levels of hierarchy), very pleasant people. Fit and technical quesitons (valuation, corporate finance) in all interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please explain the APV valuation method conceptionally
Video assessment that was followed by lots of challenging and low time maths and non verbal reasoning. Took more than an hour to complete, only 30s to prepare for 1m30s time to answer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a recent deal LAM conducted, and what their role was in it
Basic techs and behaviorals, nothing too hard but a lot of accounting and valuation. Behaviorals were pretty standard, tell me about yourself, greatest weakness, and why you want to do ib
1 entretien avec un associate, très dur et très technique. L'entretien a duré une heure, en anglais et en français. Beaucoup de questions sur la théorie, peu sur la pratique.
