Investment Banking Summer Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Lazard with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 57% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Investment Banking Summer Analyst roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 44 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Lazard overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Lazard as a Investment Banking Summer Analyst according to 44 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
One on one interview: 20%
Presentation: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Drug test: 8%
Skills test: 7%
Group panel interview: 5%
Background check: 3%
Personality test: 3%
Other: 1%
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Diversity process straight to superday. Focused on getting to know your personality. Four thirty minute interviews online after the in person diversity programming. Overall very nice people who want to get to know you
I applied online. I interviewed at Lazard (Cambridge, England) in Oct 2025
Interview
Aptitude test- analysing ability to think critically. Workplace behavioural assessment- identify how you would approach a number of work-related issues. Finally, video assessment- demonstrating enthusiasm and your motivations for the role.
Online Interview consisting of five questions revolving around why Lazard and why the chosen division, as well as some more personal fit questions. For some questions, only 30 seconds of preparation time is given before the recording starts.