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1,230,540 followers 2y Report this post 𝗜 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 - “Ma’am, What kind of questions should I expect during the interview?” 𝗦𝗼, 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲. 1. Walk me through the three financial statements. Understand the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement and how they connect. 2. What are the key financial ratios you would use to analyze a company? Profitability, liquidity, and leverage ratios are key indicators. 3. How would you value a company? Brush up on DCF, comparable company analysis, and precedent transactions. 4. What is EBITDA, and why is it important? It's more than just a number—understand how it reflects operating performance. 5. What is working capital, and how do you calculate it? Knowing this can highlight your grasp on liquidity and operational efficiency. 6. What’s the difference between equity value and enterprise value? This is a must-know for anyone entering corporate finance or investment banking. 7. What is the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) method, and how do you calculate free cash flow? Understanding this is essential for company valuations. 8. What is the WACC and why is it important? Know the weighted average cost of capital, it’s critical for discounting future cash flows. ✅ 𝗣𝗿𝗼 𝗧𝗶𝗽: Interviewers are not just testing your technical skills but also how you think and communicate. Be sure to explain concepts clearly, showing that you understand both the details and the bigger picture. ✅ 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗶𝗽: Don't hesitate to ask clarifying questions during the interview. It's a sign that you're engaged and eager to understand the problem at hand. Best of luck! #finance #hiring #interview #freshers No more previous content No more next content 9,314 436 Comments Like Comment Matt Brittin CBE BBC Director General 72,640 followers 1y Report this post This morning I ran a loop in Cambridge that put me in reflective mood... How do you shape your career? It's a question I've been asked a lot, even more since announcing I would step down from Google. Some asking were just starting out in the world of work, like my wonderful sons and their friends. Some were colleagues wondering about promotion, moving geography or function. Sometimes it was people established in leadership roles asking - what next? Through nearly 40 years of working life, I’ve had hundreds of similar conversations. Many helped me reach my own recent decision. Here's what I learned, and passed on. The same, simple ideas seemed universally helpful: 1 - If you do one thing only: ask for help. From people a step or two ahead of you, maybe they’re in a role you covet, or do things in a way you admire. Be bold. Almost everyone remembers being where you are, most of them are kind enough to help. Don't ask for a job, ask for advice; how they see you; is there anyone they know who could help. A chat yields perspective; many lead you to someone new and to opportunities. People are generous and even if they’re too busy to talk, they won't be offended by you asking. Ideally have coffee* in person. In my experience this is the most effective approach BY FAR. It's how I landed at Google, how I got involved as a Trustee at more than one charity and as a Non Exec Director for a public company. And it's how I decided to take a jump into my ‘gap year’ so belatedly… 2 - Make time to do this. Every week. If you are already in a role you won’t have the time. Because you aren't prioritising yourself. So make growing your career a project, like you do for other important initiatives. Project Matt. Or Karina. Or Molly. Block 2-3 hours a week out. Use the time to find and contact people, to have those chats, and follow up. I'm serious. Not everyone you mail will respond, not everyone who responds has time, not everyone who chats will change your life. But the more you put in the more you will get out. Sometimes I suggest to people who are struggling to prioritise themselves to email me a brief weekly progress report on Project Them, like they would with an important work project - accountability helps. Don't drop the ball. This is an important work project! 3 - Of course, do the other things. Apply for roles, talk to recruiters, go to events. Read helpful books (I’ll share a few that helped me soon). Today's job market often requires lengthy, bespoke online applications. They may be for roles that are fictional placeholders, or will be filled by internal candidates. You learn nothing from the process and make no human contact. So don't only do step 3, you might luck out but you won’t learn and grow anything like as much in the process. I would like to thank so many people, too numerous to mention, for the coffee* chats, walk, talks and notes that helped me develop and grow over the years. *Other beverages are available. 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