UK investment banking interviews
Practise the technical questions banks really ask, one step at a time. Then rehearse HireVue and live interviews out loud, and get marked the way a banker would mark you.
Start with the free 10-minute diagnostic: it finds your gaps, then builds your personalised day-by-day plan and a progress tracker that updates as you practise.
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The question almost every interviewer asks. Pick an answer to see how you do.
Walk me through
Step 1 of 3 · Income statement
What happens to net income?
Assumes: Tax rate of 25% (the UK main rate of corporation tax). Tax is paid in cash in the same period. Depreciation is deductible for tax.
Interview practice
Two formats, both marked the way a banker would mark you.
HireVue
Thinking time, then answer on camera, just like the real thing. At the end: would you pass?
55–75%chance of passing
You 63 · pass bar ~58 (summer internship)
Live interviewFollows up
Questions are asked out loud. Then it follows up on what you actually said, like a real first round.
Tell me about a time you got a team back on track.
…so we split the work and finished early.
You said “we”. What did you do?
Your bank's HireVue
Real timings and retakes for 11 banks.
Technical, behavioural or both
Drill one side, or mix them like a real first round.
Pick your topics
Weak on LBOs? Get only LBO questions.
Every answer gets
What an interviewer would think: Right steps in the right order, but you stopped at enterprise value. They'd push you on how you get to a share price.
Do this next time
The chance of passing is an estimate from your marks against the bar for your level, not a prediction from real interview results.
A 10-minute diagnostic across every technical topic shows where you stand, and builds a day-by-day study plan around your interview date.
Short flashcards and interactive questions that adapt to you. Every answer explains why, and your mistakes come back until you get them right.
HireVue and live interview practice for technical and behavioural questions, with follow-ups and a mark on every answer.
Your progress page shows how interview-ready you are on every topic, and your study plan tells you what to do each day.
Why it works
Most prep is written for New York. We cover what UK interviewers actually expect.
How 16 banks recruit in London →1:1 mentoring
Book a call with mentors who have had internships, offers and experience at leading banks and firms. Get help with your applications, or sit a realistic mock interview for the firm you're preparing for.
Goldman Sachs
Rothschild & Co
Houlihan Lokey
RBC Capital Markets
Bain & Company
GlencoreFree diagnostic, then 2 days of everything. No card needed. Then:
Monthly
£14.99 a month
Renews each month until you cancel. Cancel any time in two clicks.
3 months
£29.99 every 3 months
Works out at £10 a month. Renews every 3 months until you cancel.
University students applying for spring weeks, summer internships and graduate roles in investment banking, starting with London. You need to be 18 or over.
Every question states its assumptions (like the 25% UK tax rate), so there's one right answer, and every option explains why it's right or wrong. The numbers are checked automatically. If you ever spot a mistake, report it from the question and we'll fix it.
Yes. Book 1:1 mentoring or a mock interview with someone who has had an internship, offer or experience at firms like Goldman Sachs, Rothschild & Co and Houlihan Lokey. Sessions are 30 or 60 minutes, by video call.
It starts free: a 10-minute diagnostic, the results and a personalised plan, then 2 days of full access, with no card needed. After that it's £14.99 a month or £29.99 every 3 months, for every topic, all the practice questions and flashcards, and interview practice with feedback on every answer. Plans renew until cancelled, and can be cancelled any time from the account page. UK consumers also have a 14-day right to cancel.
Nothing is charged: we never ask for a card for the trial. Your study plan, results and progress stay saved and you can still see them. Practising (flashcards, questions and interviews) then needs a plan, from £14.99 a month, which you can cancel any time from your account page.
Camera video never leaves your device: it's only there so you can watch yourself back. Spoken answers are turned into text, and we don't keep the audio. We don't show ads or sell data, and you can delete your account and everything in it at any time.
No. We're independent and not endorsed by any bank. Firm information comes from public sources, each labelled with where it came from.
No, and please don't try: banks prohibit outside help during real assessments. This is practice, so you're ready on the day.
Free diagnostic, your personalised plan, then 2 days of everything. No card needed.