Halliburton Corporate Development Analyst Interview Questions & Reviews

Interviewed Oct 2010 in Houston, TX (took a day)

It was a senior manager and current analyst interviewing. Essentially the Corporate Development office was looking to hire one Corporate Development Analyst to take over the current analyst. It's a 2 year contract where the analyst normally goes off to graduate school afterwards or to another job. They didn't state whether graduate school was covered by Halliburton or not. It's a 2 interview process. Initial interview at the university (they look at UT, SMU, Tulane, & Rice) and second interview at their office. They do both behavioral and technical questions in the first round of interview which lasts roughly 45 minutes. The exact job description is below:

Halliburton Corporate Development provides merger & acquisition support to the company’s global operations. The Corporate Development Analyst position involves a diverse set of responsibilities including building valuation models for potential targets, researching acquisition candidates and industry developments, assisting with the due diligence process, and other strategy-related functions. This Program is an ideal opportunity for graduates interested in pursuing a general business career track and obtaining a Masters in Business Administration (MBA). The two to three year program is designed to develop the quantitative and qualitative skills required to evaluate market opportunities and assess business operational and financial performance.

Responsibilities:
• Interact on daily basis with executive management in support of M&A and other strategic initiatives
• Evaluate industry, market segment, and company specific trends to identify strategic opportunities
• Assist in merger & acquisition valuation assessment including discounted cash flow, comparable company and comparable transaction analysis
• Analyze financial performance to assess revenue growth potential, product mix, expense trends, profit margins, capitalization and working capital requirements
• Prepare presentations for executive management and The Board of Directors
• Develop and maintain merger & acquisition analytical tools

There's max of 5 interview questions that I'm allowed to submit so I'll just put them here.

• Tell me about yourself.
• Walk me through the DCF analysis
• What are the different valuation methods
• Walk me through the multiples valuation method
• What are the weakness of using an EBITDA multiple?
• What do you think the current WACC of Halliburton is?
• Where would you currently value Halliburton at? Why?
• Why do you want to work at Halliburton besides the fact that your friend works here?
• What interests you about the oil and energy industry?
• Are you detail-oriented?