Financial Analyst Interview Guide – eBook

– by Jeremy Hopkins, author of FinancialAnalystInterviewQuestions.com, Recruitment Consultant and Interview Coach.

– Let me show you brilliant answers to all difficult behavioral and technical interview questions for financial analysts, winning interview strategies, and much more. You will get rid of stress, feel ready, and you will succeed and get a job.

Dear job seeker,

Are you ready to answer the following questions?

– The worst financial forecast you have ever made?

– What are your biggest weaknesses?

– Are you familiar with developing business casing and ad-hoc analysis?

– What methodologies do you use while carrying out a financial analysis?

– What is the first thing you do when given a large FA project?

– Why did you leave your last job?

– Why do you want to work for us, and not in another company?

– Why should we hire you?

It is not easy, is it? And you will have to deal with many other tough questions in your interview. If you want to know how to answer each of these questions, you should check my eBook. See the sample below.

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Q. 10. Have you created month-end sales reports?

Hint: Month-end sales reports are one of the basic reports analysts create. If you have no experience with the task, you can learn it now, and say in an interview that you are able to create them, and have the experience. It can be done easily in Ms Excel, or in Open Office (or in any other software you use).

A typical month-end sales report monitors numbers of sales of different products in different locations and compare each number with the same indicators from previous month. For example:

 

Product Location Sales Last Month Change
BMW Z3 London 72 80 -11,11%
Bristol 13 13 0,00%
Oxford 24 12 50,00%

 

(Sample report monitors sales of BMW Z3 cars in three British cities, in two consecutive months.)

Have you created this type of a report before? If you have, mention software you used, as well as why this report matters. If you did not, say that you know how to prepare the report, and why analysts should create it for the entire portfolio of products the company sells.

 

Sample Answers:

I have been creating month-end sales reports in my previous job, on a regular basis. Actually, I have been creating very detailed sales reports, segmenting the market as much as possible, so we could draw better conclusions on a monthly basis, and make accurate forecasts for the next months. I used MS Excel to prepare the reports.

I have never done it in job, and they did not teach us to do it at school. However, I try to study at my own and understand the importance of basic reporting such as month-end sales. Therefore I know how to make the report and how to interpret it, in both short term and long term horizon.

 

Q. 11. What profitability models have you used for forecasting a project? Which model do you consider the best?

Hint: This is a technical question from theory. Profitability models belong to a basic knowledge of every good analyst. You should name the models you have used for forecasting, either in your job, or in school, and say which one was the best in given situation.

If you can, focus on the practical application of the model, why you chose it, and why it was wise to apply that particular model. Try to convince the interviewers that you understand the role of financial analyst, and their job.

 

Sample answers:

I have used historic, financial and analytic profitability models for forecasting a project, both in school and in my job. However, it’s tough to say which one is the best model. In the past, I would go for historic model, anytime it was possible to apply it. However, markets are evolving as fast as ever and therefore a little analytics is needed nearly always.

Personally I support trend models. I typically use a lot of historic data and try to discover the trend. I also use competition analysis, to find out what the profitability trends are, to estimate overall market trends. This is, I believe, the best way of forecasting the project, as it gives the most complete insight, and allows the managers to make qualified decisions.

—–end of the sample———

 

That were just two interview questions. A small fraction of 50 pages long, highly specialized eBook, in which you’ll find:

  • Brilliant answers to twenty most common financial analyst interview questions.
  • Personality test, together with right answers to test questions.
  • Practical exercises and technical questions.
  • Winning interview strategies that will help you to stand out and make a great impression on the interviewers.
  • … and much more

All information from someone who has interviewed more than a thousand applicants for FA positions, and who has has written content of this website which helped more than 300,000 job seekers. Can you imagine anything better to help you getting this job?

Financial Analyst Interview Guide cover, 2019 edition

  • Format: eBook (.pdf, you can read it on your desktop, tablet, kindle, or mobile, and you can easily print it)
  • Author: Jeremy Hopkins
  • Pages: 50
  • Published in 2014, updated for 2020
  • Average customer rating: five star rating, illustration(59 reviews from four different countries)

 

What the others think:

I had interviewed at three different companies, and never received a call back. I found your interview guide and decided to purchase it. Simple to understand and easy to follow, I applied your suggestions in my very next interview, and got a job offer at one of the big 4 companies. Thank you Jeremy!

Angelica Brooks, United States

Answers to personal, behavioral, and technical questions–your guide offers everything I needed in my interview. Most questions they asked me were analyzed in your guide, and I felt confident and got a job.

Michael Fidgerald, London

I finally understood why I had failed to get a job for many months. After reading your book and completely changing my interview preparation, I found new confidence and got an entry level financial analyst position in an automotive company. One hour in my new job paid for your guide, so it was definitely a good investment!

Li Manta, Canada

 

Dear Job Seeker,

Let me tell you something:

Interview for a position of a financial analyst belongs to the most difficult job interviews. You will have to deal with both behavioral and technical questions, and sometimes even solve practical exercises in an interview. I have seen many people fail in the interviews. But …

  • They failed, not because they lacked the qualification.
  • They failed, not because they were stupid.
  • They failed, not because they could not handle the job of a financial analyst.

 

They failed, simply because they had no idea about how to sell their skills and knowledge in an interview, and they didn’t know what the interviewers wanted to hear from them.

How could they succeed? They were graduates, technicians, young people, in all good means. But they were not good in the art of acing an interview. Nobody told them what they should do, what questions they should expect, and what answers they should choose. They failed.

But your story can be different. I will try to help you with that.

Young analysts are waiting for their interview

  • I am going to show you brilliant answers to twenty most common interview questions for financial analysts. It doesn’t matter if you just graduated from the school, or have ten years of experience under your belt. You will find a good answer in my book.
  • I am going to demonstrate, on practical examples, how to flourish in practical exercises and personality tests that await you in an interview.
  • I will show you how to make a good impression on your interviewers.

 

Ready to get the job?

Financial Analyst Interview Guide Cover, 2019 edition

  • Format: eBook (.pdf file, you can read it on your desktop, mobile or kindle, and you can easily print it)
  • Author: Jeremy Hopkins
  • Pages: 50
  • Published in 2014, updated for 2020
  • Average customer rating: five star rating, illustration picture(59 reviews from four different countries)

 

But Wait! That’s Not All!

You will get the following bonus materials for FREE with your purchase!

15 most common interview questions and answers book coverYou will learn how to answer the following questions:

  • Can you tell me something about yourself?
  • Why did you leave your last job?
  • Why should we hire you?
  • What are your weaknesses?
  • And eleven other common interview questions job seekers struggle with.

This priceless guide will help you and your loved ones in any interview, for many years to come.

 

I will get a job recording cover, 2nd bonus you get for free with your purchase of the eBook

  • Audio recording, 56 minutes
  • Teaches you everything you need to know to win the interviewers over
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  • Perfectly applicable for financial analysts

 

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Interview with confidence

Interview for financial analyst position does not have to be stressful, or difficult. You can be the one who interviews with confidence and gives brilliant answers to all difficult questions. Download the eBook today, and ace your interview!

 

caren c., customerPeople were telling me I was young and inexperienced. They said I would fail to get a job of a financial analyst. But I did not let them discourage me. I purchased your guide and followed the advice, and I also practiced my interview answers. I gained new confidence and they soon offered me a position of a financial analyst in one of the biggest insurance companies in the country. Thank you Jeremy, for both your guide and your answers to the additional questions I had.

Caren Cowell, United States

 

General interview preparation is not sufficient.

You need to prepare especially for financial analyst interview.

 

With this eBook:

  • You will impress your interviewers, telling them exactly what they want to hear.
  • You will respond to tough questions with brilliant interview answers.
  • You will get the call after the interview.

 

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If you do not like the Financial Analyst Interview Guide for ANY reason, or no reason at all, just let me know within 60 days and I will give you a full refund.

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Test it out for yourself. Try my professional Interview Guide in your next interview. Once you have tried it, I am confident you will be more than happy about your purchase. But if not, all you have to do is to ask for a refund. There is nothing you can lose with your purchase. But there is a job contract you can win…

Jeremy Hopking, author of the eBookSincerely,

Jeremy Hopkins,

Your personal job interview coach

 

P.S. Send me an email if you are still not sure how this guide will help you to get a job, or if you have any additional questions. I try my best to answer all messages within twelve hours.

Secure checkout with PayPal (you can pay also with your card), single payment of $24.95, instant download, 60 days risk free money back guarantee. No renewals, no upselling, nothing. Just one eBook, two bonus materials, and a great job contract waiting for you.

(After the payment you will be directed back to our website to download your Financial Analyst Interview Guide. You will also receive a download link and instructions to your email, just to ensure that you will get the eBook without waiting, even if the redirect fails.)