Practicing An Investment Banking Case Study:

If you’re in the midst of interviewing for a role within an investment bank, you most likely will need to ace a case study interview. This can be stressful, especially if you’ve never gone through the process of a case study before. This article shows you everything you need to know about a possible banking case study. It even has tips and a case study practice question with guidance on how to solve the given problem. Definitely check it out and try to solve the question for some excellent prep.

Some prep work to do before your case study interview:

  • Read daily about the market and business news, such as through popular newspapers like The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal (having a college email address through Bentley can get your accounts for FREE)!
  • Watch Youtube videos or read up on valuation techniques and try your own calculations.
  • Become more comfortable with tools like Microsoft Excel and be ready to use spreadsheets efficiently.

There are different types of case studies, such as those in which you need to make decisions or where you have to conduct financial modeling. Remember, practice is the only way to get used to this type of interview and it will greatly help you snatch your IB role!

By Alina Minkova
Alina Minkova Creative Blog Curator