I applied online. I interviewed at PJT Partners (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
Behavioral and conceptual questions on debt not very specific. About why are you interested in IB tell me about yourself, etc. Then more on debt, financial statements, how do items flow through the three financial statements
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 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
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked about a company I was following and trends/competitiors in that sector