📊 Investment & Capital Markets · Mid level

Investment Analyst: interview questions

Role-specific questions

1. Pitch me a stock or investment idea in two minutes.

How to answer: Structure your answer, give one specific example from your experience, and finish with the result.

2. How do you value a company with negative earnings?

How to answer: Answer with a short framework (two or three steps), then back it with a specific example and the result.

3. What are the main risks to your thesis?

How to answer: Define the concept in one sentence, walk through the steps in order, then add a real example from your work.

4. How do you decide when to sell?

How to answer: Answer with a short framework (two or three steps), then back it with a specific example and the result.

Common questions for Investment & Capital Markets roles

Pitch me an investment idea.

What interviewers look for: Cover thesis, valuation, catalysts, risks and exit.

Tell me about a model you are proud of.

What interviewers look for: Explain the structure, drivers, checks and the decision it supported.

Why this firm and this role?

What interviewers look for: Be specific about the firm's strategy and your skills.

Prepare a STAR story bank

  • Situation: one or two sentences of context.
  • Task: what you were responsible for.
  • Action: what you did, step by step.
  • Result: the outcome with a number, plus what you learned.

The Interview page in the app saves your own answers for each question and has a practice timer.

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