What are the questions asked in Melbourne MFin interview ?some insider tips would be really helpful?

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Supriya J · Accepted Answer

A friend with fintech experience said one of the first questions he got was: &ldquo;How would you explain interest rate hikes to a non-finance stakeholder?&rdquo; That threw him off because it wasn&rsquo;t technical&mdash;it was about clarity.
&bull; There&rsquo;s often a scenario-based question like: &ldquo;You&rsquo;ve been offered two roles&mdash;one in a Big 4 firm and one in a boutique finance firm with faster growth. What do you pick and why?&rdquo; &bull; Some candidates were asked: &ldquo;What&rsquo;s the difference between asset management and investment banking&mdash;and which path suits your skills more?&rdquo; &bull; If you&rsquo;ve written &ldquo;passion for finance&rdquo; in your essay, expect something like: &ldquo;What do you do outside work to stay connected to the finance world?&rdquo; Generic answers like &ldquo;I follow LinkedIn pages&rdquo; won&rsquo;t cut it. &bull; CFA Level 1 candidates have been asked: &ldquo;Which CFA topic felt most useful so far&mdash;and why?&rdquo;
Best prep is not just answering questions, but explaining real choices you&rsquo;ve made in work or study. That&rsquo;s what they dig into.

T Mehta · Answer

The Melbourne MFin interview does ask the usual &ldquo;Why this program&rdquo; stuff, but what stands out are the unexpected follow-ups. For example, after &ldquo;Why MFin,&rdquo; they often ask: &ldquo;What parts of the curriculum do you think will challenge you the most?&rdquo; &mdash; which trips up people who haven&rsquo;t read the course structure properly.
They may also dig into your actual exposure to finance. One candidate was asked: &ldquo;Walk me through the last financial article you read&mdash;what did you take away from it?&rdquo; Another was asked to explain a financial model they worked on, even though the resume didn&rsquo;t mention it in detail.
Also, for those from engineering or IT, they sometimes ask: &ldquo;How do you handle working in teams where you&rsquo;re not the technical expert?&rdquo;
Tip: Review your resume deeply, if you mention Excel or analytics, be ready to explain how you used it with a real example. They check for substance.