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A live Soreno technical interview: the AI interviewer asks you to walk through a DCF, you answer out loud, then see your score and a model answer
“I'd read the DCF answer so many times. Saying it out loud on Soreno was what finally made the technicals feel easy.”
— James R. · Goldman Sachs IBD summer analyst

11,900+ applicants accepted at top firms, with over 1.2 million minutes of practice completed.

Goldman Sachs
J.P. Morgan
Morgan Stanley
Bank of America
Evercore
Blackstone
Citi
Lazard
Barclays
KKR
Moelis & Company
Deutsche Bank
PJT Partners
UBS
Bain Capital
How it works

From your first lesson to your offer

Tell us your interviews. We build your day-by-day plan, teach you the technicals from zero, run live mocks that follow up on your reasoning and show you exactly what to fix.

  1. 1

    A plan built just for you

    Tell us your banks and interview dates. We map out every day until your interview.

    • Your bank's format

      Technicals + fit

    • About 30 min a day

      Set by your hours

    Goldman SachsTechnicals + fitNov 10

    Goldman Sachs is in 13 days

    About 30 minutes a day

    • LearnStarts todayZero to Hero: the technicals, one short lesson at a time · 7 days
    • Practice3 daysQuestions out loud, your weakest types first
    • Rehearse3 daysMocks in your bank's format: technicals and fit
  2. 2

    We teach you everything

    Our Zero to Hero course: short lessons from accounting and the three statements to valuation, deals and your fit answers.

    • Short lessons

      4 to 5 min each

    • 5 stages

      From zero to your first technical

    “Soreno caught that I was getting depreciation wrong across the three statements. Glad I found that out in a mock.”
    Sophie L. · Morgan Stanley IBD summer analyst

    Zero to Hero

    Finance interviews

    8 of 22 steps

    1. Accounting
    2. Statements
    3. Valuation
    4. Deals
    5. Fit

    Valuation

    3 of 6
    • Comparable companies4 min
    • Precedent transactions4 min

    NextWalk me through a DCF · 5 min

    Start
    Y1
    Y2
    Y3
    Y4
    Y5
    Terminal
    =
    Enterprise valueat WACC

    Up next: Deals and markets, then the fit interview.

  3. 3

    Unlimited mock interviews with an AI interviewer

    A real-time, out-loud technical interview that pushes back with follow-ups, so you can explain it, not just memorize it.

    • A technical question in about 5 minutes
    • Follow-ups on your reasoning, never the answer
    • Accounting, valuation and deal drills in 10 to 20 minutes
    “I didn't have many people to practice with at uni. Being able to do a mock whenever I had time helped a lot.”
    Olivia H. · Moelis summer analyst offer

    Goldman Sachsmock

    AI interviewer playing a Goldman MD

    Technical
    A banker interviewer asking a technical question on a video call

    Interviewer

    Depreciation goes up by $10. Walk me through the three statements.

    Net income falls $6 at a 40% tax rate. Add back the $10, so cash is up $4. PP&E is down $10 and equity is down $6.

    Follow-up: Why does cash go up when net income falls?

  4. 4

    We show you exactly how to raise your score

    A score out of 100 and your own words quoted, with what to say instead, after every mock.

    • Score out of 100

      Every mock

    • Your own words

      Quoted, with the fix

    “My 'walk me through your resume' was way too long. Hearing it back made that pretty obvious, so I kept practicing.”
    Ryan C. · Lazard full-time offer

    Walk me through a DCF

    Technical question · Investment banking analyst

    62/ 100

    What you said

    “Sure. You project the cash flows+6 Name the cash flow and discount them back+6 Add WACC and the terminal value to get the value of the company.+6 Bridge to equity value Then you compare it to the share price.”

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1,800+ banking questions, with model answers

Technicals from accounting and DCFs to LBOs and restructuring, and fit questions for 29 banks. Practice any of them out loud with the AI interviewer.

  • Industry groups391
  • Fit316
  • Accounting212
  • DCF110
  • M&A106
  • Valuation103
  • LBO99
  • Enterprise value88
  • Restructuring84
  • Brain teasers75
  • Markets73
  • AccountingMedium

    When does a company capitalize a cost instead of expensing it, and why does it matter?

    Tests Capitalize vs expense
  • Enterprise valueMedium

    Why do you subtract cash to get enterprise value, and can enterprise value be negative?

    Tests The EV bridge
  • ValuationEasy

    Why do precedent transactions usually come out higher than comps?

    Tests Control premiums
  • MarketsMedium

    How do credit spreads behave in an economic downturn, and why does that happen?

    Tests Credit risk pricing
  • LBOEasy

    What's the difference between IRR and MOIC?

    Tests Return measures
  • Enterprise valueMedium

    Why is preferred stock added when you go from equity value to enterprise value?

    Tests Debt-like claims
  • RestructuringEasy

    What are milestones in a DIP credit agreement, and what happens to the debtor if it misses one?

    Tests DIP lender control
  • Industry groupsEasy

    What does a Financial Sponsors Group do, and how does it work with M&A and leveraged finance?

    Tests Coverage group roles
  • LBOMedium

    How do you decide how much debt a company can support?

    Tests Debt capacity
  • M&AHard

    What's the difference between an asset deal, a stock deal and a 338(h)(10) election?

    Tests Deal structures and tax
  • Brain teasersMedium

    Estimate the number of smartphones sold in the UK every year. Walk me through your logic.

    Tests Top-down market sizing
  • Industry groupsEasy

    What is lease operating expense, or LOE, and is it mostly a fixed or a variable cost?

    Tests Upstream operating costs
  • LBOEasy

    How does a private equity firm exit an investment?

    Tests PE exit routes
  • M&AEasy

    Why would one company want to acquire another?

    Tests Deal rationale
  • FitBairdMedium

    I see you've been interviewing at bulge brackets as well. Why Baird rather than a much larger bank?

    Tests Bank size tradeoff
  • Brain teasersEasy

    If 3 cats can catch 3 bunnies in 3 minutes, how long will it take 100 cats to catch 100 bunnies?

    Tests Rate problems
  • LBOEasy

    If you double your money in exactly 4 years, what is your approximate IRR?

    Tests Quick IRR math
  • FitBofA SecuritiesMedium

    Why do you want to work at BofA Securities specifically?

    Tests Why this bank
  • RestructuringEasy

    In restructuring, what does it mean when a banker says value breaks in the second lien?

    Tests The fulcrum security
  • Industry groupsMedium

    What is tax equity financing, and why is it used so heavily in US renewable energy projects?

    Tests Renewables financing
  • DCFEasy

    Can the cost of equity ever be lower than the cost of debt? In what scenario?

    Tests Cost of capital
  • M&AMedium

    Why does comparing P/E multiples tell you whether an all-stock deal is accretive?

    Tests Accretion/dilution shortcut
  • Brain teasersEasy

    Quick mental math: which is greater, 51 times 49, or 50 times 50? And by how much?

    Tests Mental math shortcuts
  • AccountingHard

    What is a deferred tax liability, and where does it come from?

    Tests Deferred taxes
  • DCFMedium

    When would you not use a DCF to value a company?

    Tests DCF judgment
  • ValuationEasy

    How do you pick comparable companies?

    Tests Choosing peers
  • MarketsEasy

    What's the difference between M&A, ECM, DCM and coverage groups?

    Tests Bank group structure
  • AccountingMedium

    What's the difference between unlevered and levered free cash flow?

    Tests Free cash flow types
  • DCFMedium

    How does a $50 million common stock issuance affect a company's unlevered free cash flow?

    Tests Financing vs operating flows
  • ValuationEasy

    Can a company's PEG ratio be negative, and if so, how would you interpret it?

    Tests Limits of PEG
  • Industry groupsEasy

    What is the difference between hard costs and soft costs in real estate development?

    Tests Development budgets
  • FitBarclaysMedium

    Why would you choose a bulge-bracket bank like Barclays over an elite boutique that focuses on advisory?

    Tests Platform choice
  • DCFEasy

    If days sales outstanding goes from 30 to 60, what happens to unlevered free cash flow?

    Tests Working capital and cash
  • M&AMedium

    Would a buyer rather pay for an acquisition with cash, debt or stock?

    Tests Cash, debt or stock
  • Brain teasersMedium

    How many gas stations are there in the United States? Walk me through your logic.

    Tests Market sizing logic
  • AccountingHard

    Goodwill from a stock acquisition is impaired by $100. Walk me through the three statements.

    Tests Three-statement walk
  • FitMorgan StanleyMedium

    You're interviewing at a lot of places. Why do you want to start your career at Morgan Stanley specifically?

    Tests Why this bank
  • ValuationMedium

    What are the most common valuation multiples, and when do you use each?

    Tests Choosing multiples
  • MarketsMedium

    Explain how quantitative easing works and how it's supposed to affect bond yields.

    Tests Central bank policy
  • FitCitiMedium

    Why are you interviewing here at Citi rather than at an elite boutique that focuses on M&A advice?

    Tests Platform choice
  • Enterprise valueMedium

    Why do you add noncontrolling interest to enterprise value?

    Tests Consolidation logic
  • RestructuringEasy

    What's the difference between a pre-packaged bankruptcy and a pre-arranged bankruptcy?

    Tests Chapter 11 process
  • FitEasy

    The hours are long. Why are you sure you want this?

    Tests Commitment to banking
  • FitRaymond JamesMedium

    Why are you specifically interested in starting your banking career at Raymond James?

    Tests Why this bank
  • Enterprise valueMedium

    Can you ever use an equity value to revenue multiple? When might that actually make sense?

    Tests Matching multiples
  • RestructuringEasy

    What's a fraudulent transfer in bankruptcy, and how is it different from a preference?

    Tests Avoidance actions
  • FitEasy

    Tell me about a time you led a group to a result.

    Tests Leading a team
  • FitHarris WilliamsMedium

    Why Harris Williams? Out of all the firms you're talking to, what draws you to our platform specifically?

    Tests Why this bank
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Features

Every detail of a real banking interview

What you said, how you said it, the model answer and the drills, all in one place.

  • Your own words, quoted

    What you said, and what to say instead.

  • Video and delivery notes

    Body language, expression and voice, each scored.

  • A model answer for every question

    Written for your question, to compare with yours.

  • Drills for the core technicals

    DCF math, EV bridges and accretion/dilution in 10 to 20 minutes.

Your score

80/100

+18 since your first try

  • Content & knowledge

  • Structure

  • Communication

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Four technical questions, with checked answers

Say your answer out loud first, then reveal the answer and compare.

Question 1 of 4 · Accounting

Walk me through the three financial statements and how they connect.

1:30

You get 90 seconds, as in a real round. Say it, then compare.

The checked answer

Original practice questions written by Soreno. Nothing is saved.

Bank interview guides, bank by bank

Each bank's own interview process, video round and final round, from its careers pages, with questions to practice.

All 99 investment banking interview questions

Technicals, fit and deal questions, each with what the interviewer listens for and how a strong answer starts.

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How Soreno compares to other ways to prep

Guides teach you the answers and coaches cost by the hour. Soreno makes you say them out loud, pushes back like a banker and scores every answer, whenever you are ready.

FeatureSorenoA technicals guide
Technicals out loud, with follow-ups on your reasoningAI interviewerRead alone
Practice any time, day or nightSelf-paced
A score out of 100 on every answerSelf-check
Your own words quoted, with what to say insteadModel answers
A course that starts from zeroZero to Hero
A plan up to your interview dateDay by daySelf-made
Unlimited mocks on a paid planSelf-paced
PriceFree week, then $199/moAbout $100–200 once
FeatureSorenoA technicals guideA coach or coffee chatA mock with a friendChatGPT
Technicals out loud, with follow-ups on your reasoningAI interviewerRead aloneIf they know bankingOnly if you ask
Practice any time, day or nightSelf-pacedWhen they're freeWhen they're free
A score out of 100 on every answerSelf-checkAn impressionTheir notesNo set rubric
Your own words quoted, with what to say insteadModel answersSometimesVariesRewrites it for you
A course that starts from zeroZero to HeroNot the goalSelf-studyAsk as you go
A plan up to your interview dateDay by daySelf-madeAdviceSelf-madeIf you ask
Unlimited mocks on a paid planSelf-pacedPer sessionAs scheduledUnscored
PriceFree week, then $199/moAbout $100–200 once$125+ an hourFreeFree, or $20/mo
Verified offers

What Soreno candidates say

Real candidates, real offers, in their own words.

J.P. Morgan

“The follow-ups caught me out at first. It actually questioned my assumptions, which felt a lot like my real interviews.”

Priya M.

JPMorgan IBD summer analyst

Evercore

“By my Evercore superday, I'd done enough mocks back to back that starting another interview didn't feel like such a big deal.”

Daniel K.

Evercore full-time offer

Bank of America

“I kept running out of time on 'why banking.' Practicing with the timer helped me finish an actual answer before it cut off.”

Emily T.

Bank of America summer analyst offer

Barclays

“I came from marketing and knew basically no finance. The course gave me a starting point, then the mocks helped it stick.”

Marcus B.

Barclays investment banking associate offer

KKR

“I could get through the LBO math. Explaining why I'd actually buy the business was harder, and the follow-ups really helped.”

Arjun P.

KKR private equity associate offer

Soreno in numbers

11,900+
applicants accepted at top firms
1.2M+
minutes practiced on Soreno
Plans and Pricing

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1 week

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Unlimited mock interviews

  • = about $11 a day
  • Cases, banking technicals and fit, out loud
$79

per week

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Billed weekly

Included at no extra cost

  • Zero to Hero courseCase or finance
  • Day-by-day prep planEach interview
  • Skill drillsUnlimited
  • Session recordingsWith feedback

Practice library

  • Full case interviews100+
  • Banking interview questions1,800+
  • Consulting fit questions100+
  • Banks with fit questions29
  • A voice AI interviewer that asks follow‑up questions
  • Exhibits and a model answer for every case
  • A score out of 100 after every mock
  • Feedback that quotes your answer, with a next-step plan
  • Filler-word and eye-contact notes on recorded sessions
  • Drills for case math, market sizing, structuring and charts
  • Consulting, banking and behavioral practice in one plan
  • Add your own practice questions

1 month

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  • Cases, banking technicals and fit, out loud
$199vs $342 a month on Weekly

per month

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Included at no extra cost

  • Zero to Hero courseCase or finance
  • Day-by-day prep planEach interview
  • Skill drillsUnlimited
  • Session recordingsWith feedback

Practice library

  • Full case interviews100+
  • Banking interview questions1,800+
  • Consulting fit questions100+
  • Banks with fit questions29
  • A voice AI interviewer that asks follow‑up questions
  • Exhibits and a model answer for every case
  • A score out of 100 after every mock
  • Feedback that quotes your answer, with a next-step plan
  • Filler-word and eye-contact notes on recorded sessions
  • Drills for case math, market sizing, structuring and charts
  • Consulting, banking and behavioral practice in one plan
  • Add your own practice questions

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Start your free week

Save $1,809 compared to monthly

Included at no extra cost

  • Zero to Hero courseCase or finance
  • Day-by-day prep planEach interview
  • Skill drillsUnlimited
  • Session recordingsWith feedback

Practice library

  • Full case interviews100+
  • Banking interview questions1,800+
  • Consulting fit questions100+
  • Banks with fit questions29
  • A voice AI interviewer that asks follow‑up questions
  • Exhibits and a model answer for every case
  • A score out of 100 after every mock
  • Feedback that quotes your answer, with a next-step plan
  • Filler-word and eye-contact notes on recorded sessions
  • Drills for case math, market sizing, structuring and charts
  • Consulting, banking and behavioral practice in one plan
  • Add your own practice questions
FAQ's

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Soreno, answered in one place.

You answer technical and fit questions out loud. The AI interviewer asks follow-ups on your reasoning, the way a banker would, and never hands you the answer. When you finish you get a score out of 100, your own words quoted with what to say instead, and a model answer to compare.
A guide is a great list of what to learn, but interviewers know the guide answers too. What they test is whether you can explain the why, out loud, while they push back. Soreno is that part: you say the answer, take the follow-ups, and see exactly where it went vague.
That is what Soreno is for. The AI interviewer asks you a technical, listens to your answer and follows up on it, any time, day or night, as many times as you like on a paid plan. No scheduling, and no one watching you freeze the first time.
Zero to Hero for finance runs in five stages: accounting basics, the three statements, valuation (enterprise and equity value, comps, precedent transactions, the DCF and WACC), deals and markets (accretion and dilution, LBOs, how a sale or an IPO runs) and the fit interview. Each lesson takes 4 to 5 minutes, and the course ends on your first technical question out loud.
The ones that come up most: walking through the three statements, a $10 increase in depreciation, enterprise versus equity value, valuation multiples, the DCF and WACC, accretion and dilution, and LBOs. Answer them out loud with the AI interviewer, or drill them: DCF Quick Math, EV Bridge Builder, Accretion/Dilution, M&A Mechanics, Accounting Impacts, Valuation Multiples and a Paper LBO, 10 to 20 minutes each.
Yes. The course's fit stage teaches you to walk through your resume and answer why finance and why this firm, and you can say your answers out loud to the AI interviewer and get the same score, quotes and model answer as for a technical.
Yes. Tell us your banks and interview dates, and Soreno builds a day-by-day plan: lessons first, then questions out loud with your weakest types first, then rehearsal in your bank's format, technicals and fit. A day takes 15 to 45 minutes, set by the hours you have each week.
Yes, to practice. Use Soreno the way you would a guide or a mock with a friend, before the interview, and never during a real one. Your answers are still yours: the point is to get them clear enough to say on your own.
Yes. The free set on this page has four original questions: the three statements, depreciation flowing through them, enterprise value to equity value, and a quick DCF logic question. Each answer is shown after you try it, and the numbers have been checked. There is also a free HireVue practice tool for one-way video rounds.
Soreno costs $199 per month or $579 per year, in USD, and a weekly plan starts from $79 per week. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial. You are not charged during the trial and can cancel anytime before it ends.
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