Technicals
Most candidates know the concept. Few can articulate it.
DCF, WACC, LBO, M&A.
Reps until they are reflex.
200+ technical questions with worked solutions and AI feedback. Banking, consulting, law. Calibrated to the firm and difficulty you are actually facing.
Included on Monthly and every firm Pack
The catalogue
What's in the question bank
200+ technicals across three sectors. Question counts shown per topic, plus a sample question so you can see the depth before signing up.
Investment Banking
DCF & Valuation
38 Qs“Walk me through a DCF for a high-growth SaaS company.”
LBO Mechanics
22 Qs“What are the four main returns drivers in an LBO?”
M&A & Accretion/Dilution
18 Qs“Walk me through the impact of a stock deal on EPS.”
Three Statements
24 Qs“Depreciation goes up by £10. Walk me through the impact.”
Enterprise Value & EV/EBITDA
14 Qs“Why use EV instead of equity value for ratios?”
Market Sizing & Mental Maths
16 Qs“Estimate the UK mortgage market size in 3 minutes.”
Consulting
Profitability Frameworks
18 Qs“Profits at a UK supermarket chain are falling. Where do you start?”
Market Entry Cases
14 Qs“A US gym chain wants to enter the UK. Should they?”
Pricing & Sensitivity
10 Qs“How would you price a new prescription drug?”
Mental Maths Drills
12 Qs“17 x 23 in under 8 seconds.”
Brain Teasers
11 Qs“Why are manhole covers round?”
Market Sizing
14 Qs“How many pianos are tuned in New York each year?”
Law
Commercial Awareness
16 Qs“Why was the Microsoft-Activision merger a big deal?”
Deal Mechanics
9 Qs“Walk me through the structure of a leveraged buyout from a legal perspective.”
Regulatory Basics
8 Qs“What is the role of the CMA in M&A?”
IPO Process
7 Qs“What are the key documents in an IPO?”
See the feedback
A sample multi-step problem
The classic accounting walkthrough. Each step is graded independently so you see exactly which step you bombed - the question is 'partial-credit aware'.
Question
Depreciation goes up by £10. Walk me through what happens to all three statements. Assume a 40% tax rate.
Your answer, step by step
Income Statement
Depreciation +£10 → Operating income -£10 → Pre-tax income -£10 → Tax saving of £4 → Net income -£6.
Cash Flow Statement
Net income -£6 at the top. Add back D&A +£10. Net change in cash +£4.
Balance Sheet
...you said "Assets down £10 from depreciation."
What you missed
Close but not complete. Assets actually change by -£6: PP&E down £10 from depreciation, plus Cash up £4 (the tax saving). Net: -£6. Liabilities and Equity tie out: Retained Earnings down £6 (from the lower NI). Balance sheet still balances.
Two steps right, one to revisit. The dashboard tracks which categories you nail and which keep tripping you up, so the next session targets the right gap rather than starting over.
Real feedback format. Multi-step problems graded step-by-step so you know exactly where to focus.
What the feature gives you
What textbook DCF chapters do not
200+ technicals across sectors
DCF, LBO, M&A, valuation, accounting, market sizing, profitability frameworks, commercial awareness for law. Continuously updated as firms shift their technical preferences cycle to cycle.
Worked solutions, step by step
Every question has a model answer that walks through the reasoning, not just the result. For multi-step problems each step is shown independently so you can find exactly where your thinking diverged.
AI feedback on your answer
You answer the question. The AI compares to the model, flags what you got right, what you missed, and where structure could tighten. Partial credit properly awarded on multi-step.
Firm-calibrated
Goldman asks different DCF questions to McKinsey or Linklaters. Each firm Pack includes the technicals that firm actually asks, at the difficulty they actually ask them.
Three difficulty tiers
Foundational (what a first-year applicant should know), Standard (typical front-office interview), Advanced (the curveballs that separate offers from rejects). Target your prep precisely.
Timer-based drills
Some technicals are about pressure, not just knowledge. Mental maths under timer, market sizing under 3 minutes, accounting walkthroughs to spoken-pace. Builds the articulation, not just the understanding.
The basics
Why technical reps are the cheapest hour you can spend
Technical interview questions are the cheapest part of recruiting to prep for - they have right answers, they appear in predictable patterns, and the difference between a good and bad performance is usually a matter of reps rather than talent. Yet most candidates underprep technicals because they assume "knowing the concept" is the same as "being able to articulate it in 90 seconds under pressure when the VP is looking at you."
The articulation is the test. Walking through a DCF in your head is easy. Walking through a DCF out loud, in order, without backtracking, while remembering the terminal value method you chose and being ready to defend it, is hard. Articulation is built through reps, and reps are built by doing technicals out loud against feedback. Reading the model answer does not get you there; speaking your own answer and getting it graded does.
That is what Intervyo Technicals is designed for. 200+ questions across banking, consulting and law. Worked solutions for every question. AI feedback on your specific answer - including partial credit on multi-step problems, so you know exactly which step bombed. Firm calibration so the LBO question from a Goldman Pack reflects what Goldman actually probes, not generic LBO.
The three difficulty tiers help you target the prep precisely. Foundational locks in the basics. Standard prepares you for the typical front-office interview. Advanced is the curveballs that separate offers from rejects - LBO returns drivers under unusual capital structures, edge-case accounting, mental maths under genuine time pressure.
Timer-based drills are the unsung hero. Some technicals are about pressure, not just knowledge. Mental maths under a timer, market sizing under 3 minutes, accounting walkthroughs paced to spoken delivery. These drills build pressure tolerance, which is the actual differentiator between candidates who know the material and candidates who can perform it.
Compare your options
Where Technicals beats the alternatives
What candidates actually use for technical prep, and where each option falls short.
| Feature | Intervyo | WSO / LBO Quest | WSP / BIWS | ChatGPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI feedback on your answer | partial | |||
| Multi-step partial credit | ||||
| Firm-calibrated difficulty | ||||
| Worked solutions | ||||
| Timer-based drills | ||||
| Mental maths drills | partial | |||
| Cases (consulting) | partial | |||
| Free to start | partial |
How it works
What a single technical session looks like
Pick a topic or firm
DCF, LBO, valuation, accounting, brain teasers, commercial awareness. Or filter to "what Goldman actually asks" and let the firm calibration do the work.
Answer the question
Typed, voice, or whiteboard. The interface mirrors the format each firm uses (whiteboard for banking technicals, typed for consulting case structure).
Read the comparison
Your answer side-by-side with the model. What you got right, what you missed, where your structure slipped. Partial credit properly awarded on multi-step.
The pre-interview playbook
The 10-day technicals schedule that works
From candidates who used Technicals as the spine of their pre-interview prep and got offers.
- 01
Foundational tier, 15 min daily
7-10 days outLock in the basics. Three-statement linkages, basic DCF, EV/EBITDA. Use timer mode so you build the articulation, not just the recognition. Goal: foundational quizzes hitting 90%+ consistently.
- 02
Standard tier, 30 min daily
3-5 days outTarget your weak areas from the dashboard. The dashboard shows which topics scored amber across foundational; drill those at standard difficulty until they go green.
- 03
Light advanced + revisit bombed questions
24 hours outTwo or three advanced questions to stretch you, then revisit the model solutions of any question you bombed in the previous week. Light volume, no new stress.
- 04
5 min mental warm-up only
Interview dayQuick mental-maths drill on your phone in the lift up. Five questions, 30 seconds each. Wakes up the technical part of your brain without exhausting it.
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FAQ
Technicals questions, answered
What technicals are covered?
200+ questions across investment banking (DCF, LBO, M&A, valuation methods, accounting, the three statements, EV/EBITDA, capital markets, market sizing), consulting (profitability frameworks, market entry, M&A diligence, pricing, mental maths, brain teasers, sizing), and law (commercial awareness, deal mechanics, regulatory basics, IPO/M&A structure). Continuously updated as firms shift their technical preferences cycle to cycle. The 'what's the current state' questions get refreshed monthly.
What level are the questions?
Three difficulty tiers. Foundational: what a first-year applicant should know - basic DCF mechanics, three-statement linkages, simple frameworks. Standard: what a typical front-office interview tests - sensitised assumptions, sector-specific context, follow-up depth. Advanced: the curveballs that separate offers from rejects - LBO returns drivers under unusual assumptions, edge-case accounting, mental maths under pressure. Most questions show their typical interview difficulty so you can target your prep.
Do you cover both accounting and brain teasers?
Yes. Accounting questions (linking the three statements, the depreciation walkthrough, working capital impact, deferred tax, gains/losses on disposal) are core for banking interviews. Brain teasers and estimation questions (how many tennis balls fit in a 747, market sizing London cocktails, weight a 747) come up in consulting interviews and quant trading. Both categories are covered. Mental maths drills are separate but accessible from the same dashboard.
How does the AI feedback work?
You answer the question - typed, voice, or whiteboard for multi-step problems. The AI compares your answer to the model solution, identifies what you got right, what you missed, and where your structure could be tighter. For multi-step problems (DCF builds, LBO mechanics, accounting walkthroughs) the AI checks each step independently so partial credit is properly awarded. Wrong steps get short focused explanations; right steps get acknowledged without padding.
Are technicals firm-specific?
Yes. Goldman asks different DCF questions to McKinsey or Linklaters. Each firm Pack includes the technicals that firm actually asks, calibrated to their difficulty preference - what Goldman probes in IBD vs what Centerview probes vs what JPM probes. Generic Technicals (in the main subscription) cover the broad bank that applies regardless of firm.
What's the best way to use Technicals before interviews?
7 to 10 days out: foundational tier daily, 15 minutes - lock in the three-statement linkages, basic DCF, EV/EBITDA. 3 to 5 days out: standard tier, 30 minutes, target weak areas the dashboard surfaces. 24 hours out: light advanced + the model solutions of anything that bombed. The goal is reps - most candidates plateau at 'I know the concept' and fail to articulate it under pressure. The reps build the articulation, not just the understanding.
How is this different from the questions on Wall Street Oasis or LBO Quest?
Three differences. (1) AI feedback on your specific answer, not just a model solution to compare against. (2) Multi-step partial credit so you know which step you actually got wrong. (3) Firm-calibrated difficulty - the LBO question from a Goldman Pack reflects what Goldman actually probes, not generic LBO. Question banks give you volume to grind through; Technicals gives you targeted prep with feedback on every answer.
Do the technicals include mental maths?
Yes. The mental maths and estimation drills are a separate category alongside the conceptual technicals. Useful for consulting case rounds and quant trading first rounds where you face rapid-fire numerical questions. Drills run on a timer so you build pressure tolerance, not just accuracy.
Technicals
The candidates who get the offer
have done the reps.
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