Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Lazard as 33.3% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.17 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Internship and Investment Banking Summer Analyst rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Intern and Analyst roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Lazard takes an average of 12 days when considering 6 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Intern had the quickest hiring process (on average 7 days), whereas Investment Banking Summer Analyst roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 14 days).
Initial 30 min intro call with the Recruiter at Lazard then had a 30 min call with a Portfolio Manager. Both asked about my background, intent to relocate, general investment questions, etc.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Lazard in Feb 2024
Interview
Interview for the role consisted of initial discussions on the phone, followed by multiple assessments regarding voting recommendations at an upcoming annual general meeting for an S&P 500 company. The overall process was well defined and managed by the company.
Video assessment that was followed by lots of challenging and low time maths and non verbal reasoning. Took more than an hour to complete, only 30s to prepare for 1m30s time to answer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a recent deal LAM conducted, and what their role was in it