Interview Arena

Interview tomorrow?

Choose your role and the time you have. Refresh the essentials, answer out loud and practise a mock case.

0 of 4 steps complete · 45 minutes planned

  1. 10 min

    Refresh the essentials

    Rehearse the bridge from operating value to shareholder proceeds.

    Build a balance sheet
    Borrowing increases cash and debt by the same amount. Equity is the residual claim after liabilities.

    Enterprise and equity value
    Enterprise value approximates the value of operating assets. Equity value belongs to shareholders.

  2. 15 min

    Answer without notes

    Say each answer out loud before opening the model response.

    Walk me through the three statements.

    Net income connects income statement, retained earnings and the cash-flow bridge. Adjust for noncash items and working capital, then add investing and financing cash flows. Ending cash returns to the balance sheet.

    Define the measure, connect the mechanism, and name a limitation.

    A target has $8m EBITDA. At 9× with $12m debt and $4m cash, find equity value.

    EV = $72m; equity = $72m − $12m + $4m = $64m.

    State units, show the calculation, and interpret the output.

  3. 15 min

    Run one timed mock case

    A reported EBITDA gain came from a one-time asset sale. How would you present valuation?

    Draft a recommendation, defend an assumption aloud, then redo the case after changing that assumption.

    Compare with the model approach

    Strip the gain from normalized EBITDA, justify the treatment, then show reported and normalized multiples side by side.

    Follow-up: Which assumption in the valuation would you defend first if a senior banker challenged the range?

    Open the full interview track
  4. 5 min

    Write your final interview notes

    Pick one example you can explain with a number, one technical mistake you will avoid, and two questions about the team. Confirm your interview time, time zone, link and materials.