Introduction

This curriculum highlights the most important behavioral questions and concepts to focus on for investment banking interviews. While technicals prove you can do the job, behaviorals often decide whether you’ll get the offer — they show your motivation, your story, and your fit with the team.

Over the next five weeks, you will cover the following concepts. Each week you’ll prepare bullet-point answers in advance (not over-rehearsed), then practice them with your mentor in a mock interview.

Week	Topics Covered	Key Focus
0	Pre-work	Jot down answers for all behavioral questions before Week 1
1	Intro & IB Questions	Resume walk-through, “Why IB?”, motivation and role understanding
2	Situational Questions	Problem-solving, time crunch, failure, leadership
3	Strengths/Weaknesses/Personality	Strengths, weaknesses, feedback, off-resume insights
4	Firm-Specific Questions	“Why this firm/group?”, deal prep, networking tie-ins
5	Final Behavioral Mock	Full 30–45 min mock interview simulation

Tactical Structure

This program follows a 1-1 mentorship structure. Students prepare bullet answers before each session, and sessions mix review, mock questions, and feedback. Expect ~3 hours of prep each week.

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Timing note
This can be compressed into 2–3 weeks with multiple sessions or stretched longer. For most, 5 weeks works best.

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Deep Dive – Week by Week

Week 0 – Pre-Work

Before your first session:

Read through all behavioral questions below.
Draft one written answer per question (bullet-point format).
Prepare 3–4 “core stories” (e.g., leadership role, time you failed, time you problem-solved, teamwork challenge) that can be flexed across different questions.

Week 1 – Intro & Investment Banking Questions

Before session:

Prepare answers for: