Some of these questions were specific to me because I had an investment management and banking background.
First Round:
1. Tell me about yourself and why you want to join Palo Alto Networks.
2. What's your thought process for building a financial model?
3. How would you improve wallet share with a customer?
4. If you had to design a dashboard for a senior executive, what would you include in it?
5. Tell me about a time when you fixed a problem that no one else seemed to care about.
Second Round:
1. Tell me about yourself and why you want to join Palo Alto Networks.
Behavioral Questions:
2. Tell me about a time when you fixed a problem that no one else seemed to care about.
3. If you notice an error or problem that others have not noticed, how would you respond?
4. What skills are transferable from your previous work experience?
5. If I asked your former colleagues for 3 strengths and 2 weaknesses, what would they say?
6. What are your long-term career goals?
7. Tell me about a time when you proposed a change to senior management and how they pushed back on your proposal.
Finance/Technical Questions:
8. Walk me through how you would value a company.
9. Walk me through an indirect cash flow statement.
10. Walk me through how you would build a valuation model. Keep it high level.
11. Tell me about a time when you analyzed financial data and made a recommendation.
12. How would you estimate the cost of building a floating stadium?
13. Tell me what you know about our company's financial performance.
14. What would you do to improve the company's operations and financial performance?
15. What in your opinion is the biggest macroeconomic problem the world faces?
16. What is your definition of alpha?
17. How would you rate your Excel and Powerpoint skills?