• Tell Me About a Deal: A question specifically asked in Investment Banking interviews, this was the first ever question I used a framework for when applying and it works like a charm. Cut time in half when researching for this question using the method I demonstrate. 

• Commercial Awareness (Themes): Most applicants struggle with commercial awareness, especially since the most common advice is ‘read the FT’. That’s not actionable enough and it requires way too much work since what you actually need is a  portfolio of trends that you’ve established by leveraging e.g. consulting reports available online and that you’re adding to by taking advantage of newsletters and podcasts, where the information is summarised in a digestible format. I also walk through how you can set up that repertoire of trends, which ones are mandatory trends e.g. the economy and ESG themes. 

Competency Grid: Competencies, also known as ‘behavioural questions’, focus on where you’ve previously demonstrated certain characteristics ideally with a previous example. They are a core part of any HireVue and strongly overflow into the face-to-face and assessment centre interviews. The crown jewel of this question type is the competency grid, which is a useful way of organising your responses. That’s exactly what I walk through in this section, covering all the question examples below, pre-prepared in the Notion Database you would be getting access to. 

I provide an example and guidance for the questions below within each row of the Notion database. The beauty of this question category is that you’ve prepared examples from your experiences answering these questions, it will carry you through all future interviews - I.e. it’s more a fixed cost that keeps paying future dividends once set up correctly. All these questions have appeared from previous finance HireVues:

This section of the course covers questions which are usually shorter and don’t involve as much storytelling. I walk through many examples of actual HireVue questions to help you identify the pillars of a good response which can help you structure your response around these.

These questions are especially useful if you’re applying for a more investment banking relating spring week, internship or full time position. They focus on technicals that are likely to come up during the HireVue, based on previous questions:

• When would it be favourable to perform an all equity acquisition

• Benefits of raising equity vs debt

• How are the 3 financial statements linked

• Why might a liquidation model be relevant

• Understanding of IBD

• Describe IBD as if to someone with no knowledge

• What do we do at JPM

• Curve ball

• Better to meet deadline or do a perfect job?

• Interests outside of finance

• How do you follow authority

• How would you describe your work ethic

• Key personality traits that make a good investment banker

In this part of the course, you'll learn the proven strategies for excelling in video interviews, from structuring clear, confident responses to perfecting your delivery on camera.

We’ll cover how to eliminate bad habits like rambling or filler words, set up your environment and tech for maximum impact, and build a personal bank of practice questions to sharpen your skills over time.

You’ll also learn insider tips on speaking pace, body language, lighting, and sound - small upgrades that create a big advantage. Whether facing AI or human reviewers, you'll be equipped to stand out with polished, professional responses from the very first second.