I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PJT Partners (New York, NY) in Aug 2019
Interview
I had a video interview first round and then a super day. The phone interview was mostly technical whereas the super day was more about fit and personality. They asked a lot about enterprise equity value and how that debt etc affected the share price. The video interview was only technical
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what do you think will make you successful. Also a lot of merger math questions
Quite technical, they asked a lot of restructuring questions. Make sure you prepare for those. I had 3 interviews: one behavioural, one technical, and one basically a personality check with one of the MDs
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PJT Partners (New York, NY) in Aug 2025
Interview
First round was phone screening. Relatively easy. Next round was simple interview with mix of behavioral and technical. Super day was the hardest. Technical questions included financial statement but also scenario based questions which were hard.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How will an increase in depreciation affect the 3 financial statements.
Networked with the team, received a first round interview, was asked about a company I was following and basic technical interview questions. The process was 2 rounds then a superday invite
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Question 1
Asked about a company I was following and trends/competitiors in that sector