Interview is a recruitment process in which interviewer asks questions related to the job from the interviewee. An Investment bank is a financial institution that raises capital, trades in securities and manages corporate mergers and acquisitions. Investment banking is a particular form of banking which finances capital requirements of enterprises. Investment banks have multilateral functions such as helping customers in raising funds in the capital markets, securities brokerage services etc.

Nowadays investment banking jobs are very popular. Given below are some common interview questions that come up again and again during interviews for the post of investment banking.

1. What does the bank gain by hiring you?
The interviewer wants to check your talent and caliber through this question. The best way to answer this question is by informing the interviewer about the positive factors and skill sets that you have.

2. Why do you want to become an Investment Banker? Why this career?
It is a very simple and frequently asked interview question. You have to tell those reasons for which you want to join this profession. The reasons differ from person to person. For example you can say that you want to join this profession because of the excellent compensation or you can say that you like the work that an Investment Banker has to carry out on a daily basis.

3. Tell me about yourself.
It is the most frequently asked interview question. It is a very simple question and the interviewer expects a straight forward answer from you. Just provide a brief summary of your personal details, educational qualifications and your professional experience and skills to the employer or interviewer.

4. Why do you want to work with our Bank?
Now this is a tricky question. I would suggest you to prepare well before appearing for an interview. Do your homework; make a complete research of the respective bank. All you have to do is to speak about the past and growth trend of the bank and gradually tell the interviewer that you will have a great future ahead over here.

5. What is more important for you: Money or work?
Money and work both are like siblings. But I believe when you work hard then money will automatically flow to you. So work is more important than money.

These are some of the frequently asked interview questions. Do not forget to say ‘Thank You’ to the person or people who interviewed you.