This guide draws on 1 first-hand interview account from Wall Street Oasis. Candidates describe about 2 rounds on average, most often technical interviews and a final round or superday.
These 1 writeup cover finance roles. All of them were posted under a forum handle, so we could not verify the authors’ identities.
1Phone screenTechnicalMostly conversation with an alumnus plus basic technicals.Covered: Equity vs debt issuance, DCF
2SuperdayFinalFour interviews across different industry and restructuring groups, bookended by HR chats.Covered: Conceptual technicals, WACC, Brain teasers, Character
What Lazard is hiring for now
124 open roles in our index. Advertised pay floors run $120k to $200k (median $170k, from 42 postings that state pay).
Most-posted roles
2027 Data Engineer Summer Internship1
2027 Emerging Markets Equity Research Summer Internship1
2027 Financial Institutions Group Summer Internship1
2027 Global Fixed Income Summer Internship1
2027 Institutional Client Group Summer Internship1
2027-2028 London Financial Advisory Industrial Placement1
This guide draws on 1 first-hand interview account from Wall Street Oasis. Candidates describe about 2 rounds on average, most often technical interviews and a final round or superday.
What topics does Lazard test in interviews?
Commonly reported topics include Equity vs debt issuance, DCF, Conceptual technicals, WACC, Brain teasers, Character.
These guides summarize public, first-hand interview experiences shared by candidates. They describe the shape of each loop and the topics that came up, not a leaked question bank, and every experience links back to its original source. Processes change often. Treat this as directional prep, not a script.
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