► Why investment banking rather than consulting? Sales & trading? Research? Finance positions within corporations/industry?

► What do you hope to accomplish over the summer?

► Which group do you want to work for inside investment banking and why?

► Which investment banks are in the "Bulge Bracket"?

► Rank the investment banking firms on Wall Street in your mind. What criteria are you using and why? Where do we fit? Who is our competition (in the major categories)? What differentiates our firm? What are our firm's strengths? Weaknesses?

► If you were the CEO of our firm, what major changes would you implement?

► Describe a typical day of an investment banking analyst.

► Do you understand the lifestyle issues associated with this profession? Why don't you have a problem with these issues?

► What is your greatest concern about investment banking?