I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Arbor Advisors (San Mateo, CA) in Feb 2016
Interview
Very simple.. almost all fit and basic industry knowledge. It was fairly average when I expected it to be more difficult. Just know what Arbor does. Know industry trends and basic financial tools.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about specific sectors of technology and what is going on recently in M&A.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Arbor Advisors (San Mateo, CA) in Aug 2018
Interview
fit call [2], Case Study ("Moc Call") [1], inperson interview [1]
Note: I found Glassdoor to be unhelpful when preparing for this process. I soon found out that many of the negative write-ups were written by individuals from competing firms.