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BB&T – Analyst

The following information has been provided by Babson students after recent on campus interviews.

Position: Analyst

Number of Interviewers: 2

Interviewers: Alumni, a junior executive, analyst

Types of Questions:

  • Behavioral: 71%
  • Case:
  • Technical: 100%

How difficult was the interview:

  • Easy: 14%
  • Difficult:
  • It was okay: 86%
  • Extremely Difficult:

How friendly were your interviewers:

  • Tough as nails:
  • Tough, but not bad: 14%
  • Easy going: 43%
  • Friendly: 43%
  • We were total BFF:

Did you attend info session prior to interviewing:

  • Yes:
  • No, there was one, but I didn’t go:
  • No, there wasn’t one: 100%

Would you have liked there to have been an information session:

  • Yes: 57%
  • No:  43%

What resources did you use to prepare for this interview:

  • Vault guides: 57%
  • Company website: 57%
  • CCD website: 14%
  • Career Connections: 71%
  • Horn Library Resources: 14%
  • Google: 14%
  • Wikipedia: 29%
  • Bloomberg:
  • BIBA Prep Guide: 14%
  • Emailed presentation: 29%

After the interview, did you feel you had a better understanding of the position you were applying for:

  • Yes: 86%
  • No: 14%

After the Interview, how interested were you in the company:

  • More interested: 29%
  • Less interested: 14%
  • Same: 57%

Did you have any prior contact with people from this organization:

  • Career Fair: 29%
  • Email: 14%
  • Alum notifying Professor

What questions did you ask the interviewer:

  • Explain leverage
  • Walk me through a DCF
  • What is your view on the current economy
  • What is the next step in the process
  • Are there questions I have not had the chance to answer
  • Tell me about the culture
  • What’s an average week like?