Invited by headhunters to take a modeling exam in excel, afterward met with several senior members of the deal team for more behavioral style questions. All interviews happened at the company’s offices over 6-7 hours.

Very very strange. I was probably the most qualified person for the role... And had a recruiter call as a first step. She asked if I had any questions and I said yes (as you are supposed to do) and asked specific questions about the team. I asked: 1. How does this specific team fit into the wider teams? 2. How many people are in this team (not easily findable from LinkedIn) 3. If there are multiple associates in the same team, what distinguishes their job roles? For example, is one person more data focused etc? The recruiter couldnt answer these questions, got flustered and a little snarky with me... and of course I did not make it to the next round. Quite bad to be honest as I believe the team missed out on a good candidate, who they didn't even get to meet. Simply because I had good questions!