Deutsche Bank interview questions, from tests to Super Day
Deutsche Bank's student process runs in six stages: research, apply, online tests, a virtual interview, an Assessment Center or Super Day, then the offer. Its recorded video gives you two minutes to prepare and two minutes to answer each question, with one attempt, and the Super Day typically includes competency assessments, case studies and a technical interview.
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- Three tests, 96 hours each set. A situational judgment test, a behavioral questionnaire and an ability test. Only the ability test is timed.
- Two minutes, then two minutes. To prepare, then to record each video answer. One attempt.
- About six weeks to interview. From application to the interview invitation, Deutsche Bank says.
- A Super Day with a case. Competency assessments, case studies and a technical interview.
- An answer within a week. By phone, with feedback, then two weeks to decide.
What Deutsche Bank says it looks for
From its students FAQ and its application tips:
Intelligent, adaptable communicators
Students and graduates who are intelligent and adaptable with excellent communication skills, from any degree.
Why Deutsche Bank, why this division
How it differs from other banks, why your division suits you more than another, and why finance over other industries.
Entrepreneurial and eager to learn
People who thrive on innovation and agile thinking and want to keep learning at an intensive rate.
Impact you can show
Its recruiters say talk about the impact you created and use numbers. Anything that shows growth and leadership matters.
Authenticity
It strongly recommends not using AI tools to answer video questions, because it wants authentic responses.
From Deutsche Bank's students FAQ and its Let's Prepare page.
Deutsche Bank's six stages
In Deutsche Bank's order, from its students Let's Prepare page.
Research to joining
Stage 1
Research
Understand how a bank is structured and which division you want. It points to its Unofficial Guide to Banking.
Stage 2
Apply
A short application form and your resume, for one role in one country. Check the eligibility in the job description.
Stage 3
Online assessments
Usually an eligibility screen, then sets of online tests with 96 hours to finish each set, plus a feedback report.
Stage 4
Virtual interview
A pre-recorded video for some UK, German and APAC roles, or a live virtual meeting with the division elsewhere. About 6 weeks after you apply.
Stage 5
Assessment Center or Super Day
Usually in person. Typically competency assessments, case studies and a technical interview, with details in your invitation.
Stage 6
Joining
A call with the outcome and feedback within a week, then two weeks to give your decision.
Deutsche Bank does not publish how many Super Day interviews there are or how long they run. Candidates report online tests, a live 30-minute first round in the US, then 3 to 6 interviews of 30 to 45 minutes.
12 questions to practice for Deutsche Bank
In the order you'll face them at Deutsche Bank: the recorded video, the Super Day's competency assessments, then the case and technicals.
For the recorded video4 questions
Two minutes to prepare, two to answer, one take.
Why Deutsche Bank, and not another bank?
What a strong answer does
It asks how it differs from other firms. Name one difference and tie it to you, inside two minutes. Practice it, see a model answer
- “Which division, and why that one?”
- “Who have you met from Deutsche Bank?”
Why this division rather than another?
What a strong answer does
Deutsche Bank wants to know why your division suits you more than another. Show what the work is. Practice it, see a model answer
- “What would you do in your first month?”
- “Why not markets?”
Why financial services, and not another industry?
What a strong answer does
It asks this directly. Give a reason from your own experience, not a line about prestige.
- “What else did you consider?”
- “What would make you leave finance?”
Tell me about a project where you made a measurable impact.
What a strong answer does
Its recruiters say use numbers to show impact. Give the before, your part and the after. Practice it, see a model answer
- “How do you know it was your work?”
- “What would you do with more time?”
Competency questions4 questions
For the Super Day's competency assessments. Structure answers with STAR.
Tell me about a time you had to adapt quickly.
What a strong answer does
It looks for adaptable people. Show what changed, how fast you reset and the result. Practice it, see a model answer
- “What did you get wrong at first?”
- “What would you do earlier next time?”
Tell me about a time you showed leadership without a title.
What a strong answer does
Its recruiters say anything showing growth and leadership is important. Practice it, see a model answer
- “How did others respond?”
- “What would you do differently?”
Tell me about a time you explained something complex simply.
What a strong answer does
Deutsche Bank wants excellent communicators. Show who the listener was and how you checked they understood.
- “What did you leave out?”
- “How did you know it worked?”
Tell me about a time you received tough feedback.
What a strong answer does
Eager to keep learning, in its words. Show what you changed and the evidence it worked. Practice it, see a model answer
- “Did you agree with it?”
- “What feedback are you working on now?”
Technicals and the case4 questions
The Super Day typically includes a case study and a technical interview.
Walk me through a DCF.
What a strong answer does
Lay out the steps from unlevered cash flow to equity value, then say which input moves the answer most and why. Practice it, see a model answer
- “How do you calculate WACC?”
- “Would you use a DCF to value a bank?”
How do you tell if an acquisition is accretive or dilutive?
What a strong answer does
Work out what each dollar of the purchase earns, compare it with the after-tax cost of the cash, debt or stock used to pay, then add synergies and fees. Practice it, see a model answer
- “Why would a board accept a dilutive deal?”
- “How would paying with debt change it?”
Walk me through the three statements when a company makes a $100 sale on credit.
What a strong answer does
Revenue and net income up, receivables up, no cash yet. Show it balances. Practice it, see a model answer
- “What happens when the customer pays?”
- “What if they never pay?”
Two companies earn the same but trade at different P/E multiples. Why?
What a strong answer does
Growth, risk, returns on capital and accounting. Pick the likeliest for a given pair and say how you would check. Practice it, see a model answer
- “Which would you buy?”
- “Would EV/EBITDA tell a different story?”
More to prepare with
Mistakes that cost Deutsche Bank candidates
Wasting the prep time
You get two minutes to prepare and one attempt. Deutsche Bank says use all of it.
Skipping the practice tests
It tells you to complete the practice tests before the real ones.
Applying everywhere
It asks for one role in one country, and you usually can't switch to another role that year.
AI-written video answers
It strongly recommends against AI tools and says it wants authentic answers.
How to prepare for Deutsche Bank
Its six stages, boiled down to four things to do.
Before you apply
Pick one division
Use its Unofficial Guide to Banking and events, then apply to one role in one country.
Before the tests
Practice and block time
Do the practice tests, then finish each set inside its 96 hours.
Before the video
Rehearse to two minutes
Practice why Deutsche Bank, why the division and why finance, each in under two minutes.
Before the Super Day
Prepare for a case and technicals
STAR stories for the competency assessments, plus valuation and accounting for the technical interview.
The tests and the video, in Deutsche Bank's words
From its students FAQ.
The testsSJT, questionnaire, ability
A situational judgment test, a behavioral questionnaire and an ability test, then the pre-recorded video interview. Only the ability test is timed.
Deutsche Bank: students FAQVideo timing2 minutes, then 2 minutes
After you see each question you get two minutes to prepare and two minutes to record, with one attempt. Use the full prep time.
Deutsche Bank: students FAQVideo platformRecorded in the platform
You don't upload your own videos. The platform records you, after a test and an example question. It is not live.
Deutsche Bank: students FAQWhat to coverWhy us, why the division
Why you're right for Deutsche Bank and it for you, how it differs from other firms, why your division, and why financial services.
Deutsche Bank: students FAQFollow-upsDon't be scared
A recent hire on its prep page used STAR for competency questions and says interviewers want you to do well when they follow up.
Deutsche Bank: Let's PreparePractice in two minutes, one take
Answer Soreno's AI interviewer against the clock, then take the follow-ups a Super Day brings. You get a score on each answer. Free for 7 days.
Questions people ask
How long is the Deutsche Bank video interview?
Deutsche Bank gives two minutes to prepare and two minutes to record each answer, with one attempt. It doesn't publish the number of questions.
What online tests does Deutsche Bank use?
A situational judgment test, a behavioral questionnaire and an ability test. Only the ability test is timed, and you have 96 hours to complete each set.
What is the Deutsche Bank Super Day?
Its Assessment Center or Super Day, usually in person, typically includes competency assessments, case studies and a technical interview. Candidates report 3 to 6 interviews of 30 to 45 minutes.
Is the Deutsche Bank interview recorded or live in the US?
Deutsche Bank says the pre-recorded video applies to some UK, German and APAC roles and that other regions may use a live virtual meeting. Candidates report a live 30-minute first round in the US.
How long does the Deutsche Bank process take?
About 6 weeks from application to the interview invitation. After the final stage it calls with the outcome within a week, and you have two weeks to decide.
When can I apply for Deutsche Bank's US internship?
Its page lists 2027 investment banking early recruitment for students in the fall of sophomore year, the class of 2029. Dates vary by region and program.