Lazard Freres Interview Questions

45total interview insight submissions

Interview Experience(91%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

3.7
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty(98%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

3.3
  • Very Easy
  • 容易
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers(96%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at Lazard Freres

Year Position Location Group/Division Experience Difficulty
2023 IB Analyst New York bob竞技体育游戏 Positive Average
2022 Summer Analyst New York bob竞技体育游戏 Neutral Difficult
2023 summer analyst San francisco Healthcare Positive Average
2022 Summer Associate New York bob竞技体育游戏 Neutral Difficult
2022 Analyst New York bob竞技体育游戏 Neutral Average
2021 Analyst New York bob竞技体育游戏 Positive Difficult
2022 Analyst Charlotte Generalist Neutral Average
2020 Summer Analyst Los Angeles bob竞技体育游戏 Neutral Difficult
2022 Summer Analyst Chicago Restructuring Negative Difficult
2022 Intern New York bob竞技体育游戏 Positive Average

IB Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: March 2023

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview

Interview

One on one first round, second round, then superday. Mix of technicals and behaviors, leaned more towards behaviorals.

Interview Questions

What would you do if money was no object?

Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: April 2022

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

First-round was 30 mins with an associate before a super day with 3 other people at the firm of varying seniority

Interview Questions

How do you value a biotech company

summer analyst Interview - Healthcare

Anonymous interview candidate in San francisco

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Employee Referral

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: February 2023

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview

Interview

Networked with an associate in the office then contacted me for the 1st round interview, it's the regional office so remember to ntw

Interview Questions

the analyst told me their grourp didn't do lbo but still ask me lbo questions since I put it on my resume

Summer Associate Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

3-4 months
Interviewed: June 2022

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

Five coffee chats, a technical first round, and then super day with 4 one on one interviews. Also a couple of networking events

Interview Questions

What is the angle between the hands on a clock at 3:15?

Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: July 2022

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview

Interview

HR phone screen with basic motivational questions (Why IB, Why Lazard). First round with analyst with mix of tech/behavioral. Accelerated to Superday but ultimately cancelled due to analyst class being full

Interview Questions

Why IB

Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in New York

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Recruiter

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: April 2021

Application

Phone Interview

Interview

Several rounds of interviews testing technicals and motivation. Also involved a case study that tested valuation.

Interview Questions

Technicals, in particular DCF

Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Charlotte

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: January 2022

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview

Interview

Started with two over the phone interviews and then was selected for a super day. Not many technical questions

Interview Questions

Walk me from EBITDA to FCF

Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Employee Referral

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: February 2020

Application

Phone Interview
Skills Test

Interview

MD referred me to the junior analyst working at the firm who was leading the recruiting process and scheduled a phone interview a week later.

Interview Questions

Would you rather have a fixed cost business or a variable cost business?

Summer Analyst Interview - Restructuring

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: April 2022

Application

Phone Interview

Interview

Interviewed for Restructuring in the Chicago office. Interview was offer the phone and entirely technical. Lasted approximately 30 minutes and didn't hear back for 2 weeks.

Interview Questions

Coupon rate is 4, yield is 8, it matures in 5 years. Using no math what is the price of the bond?

Intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York

Outcome

Declined Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: March 2022

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview

Interview

Superday was three back to back interviews with different people (one on one) and half behavioral and half technical

Interview Questions

Different kinds of valuation methods