1:1 Coaching · Mock Interview
Nail the Interview
A focused 1:1 mock interview for Investment Banking — built for candidates who already passed CV screening and want to perform clearly, calmly, and convincingly under real interview pressure.
What This Program Is
You know the content. You’ve rehearsed in your head. The interview is in 10 days.
Most candidates don’t lose interviews on technicals, but rather on structure, clarity, and delivery — and only realise it after the rejection email lands. By then there’s no one to ask “what specifically went wrong?”
Nail the Interview is the answer to that question, before the interview. A focused 60-minute mock run the same way Swiss IB interviewers run them: spoken pitch, behavioural block, technical block, pushback included. Then a structured debrief and highest-leverage fixes for your next round — not a list of generic notes. You also keep lifetime access to the Ready to Apply pack, the How IB Ticks & Master the Technicals courses, and the Key IB Traits worksheet.
The session is calibrated for candidates with interviews around the corner.
What You Will Walk Away With
By the end of the session, you will have:
01
A real benchmark
Honest read on where you stand against Swiss IB interview standards, with no sugar-coating.
02
Structured answers under pressure
Behavioural and technical answers that hold their shape when an interviewer pushes back.
03
A sharper elevator pitch
Your spoken pitch tightened, rehearsed, and stress-tested live.
04
Cleaner delivery
Shorter answers, fewer filler words, a clearer point landing first.
05
A concrete improvement plan
The two or three highest-leverage things to fix before your next interview.
06
Confidence going in
Confidence built on rehearsal under pressure, not on hope.
Who This Program Is For
You have already passed CV screening and have an interview lined up or expected soon
You want a realistic mock interview, not a checklist of generic tips
You want direct, blunt feedback from someone who has interviewed candidates at UBS
You are targeting Swiss IB or another European market with similar interview standards
You value one focused, high-leverage hour over a multi-week prep program
Who This Program Is NOT For
You have no interview lined up and are still working on CV, networking, or applications
You need end-to-end recruiting support rather than focused interview prep (see Unlock Swiss IB)
You are looking for technical training rather than interview delivery (see Master the Technicals)
You want encouragement rather than direct, sometimes uncomfortable feedback
You are still exploring whether IB is the right fit for you
How the Session Works
Three stages. The same logic Swiss IB interviewers use.
The session is structured to mirror a real Swiss IB interview round, end to end. You prepare, we run the mock at full intensity, then we debrief and turn the feedback into a clear plan for the next round.
PHASE 1
Pre-Session Preparation
Before the CallYou receive the Ready to Apply pack and the How IB Ticks course on signing. Before the session, you complete the IB Key Traits worksheet and rehearse your elevator pitch using the guidelines in the pack. The goal is to walk in fully warmed up.
What you do before the call
- Work through the elevator pitch guidelines in Ready to Apply
- Complete the IB Key Traits worksheet for high-impact stories
- Review the relevant How IB Ticks modules
- Submit any specific firms or roles you are interviewing for
- Show up like you would for a real first-round interview
PHASE 2
The Live Mock Interview
60 MinutesA full mock run at real interview intensity. Spoken elevator pitch first, then a behavioural block on motivation and key traits, then a technical block calibrated to your level. I push back the way an interviewer does.
What we cover live
- Walk-me-through-your-CV and the four core fit questions
- Why IB / why us / why now — pressure-tested
- Behavioural deep-dive on one or two stories
- Technical block: accounting, valuation, DCF, M&A logic
- Smart questions to ask back at the end
PHASE 3
Feedback & Action Plan
GameplanImmediate, structured feedback. Where you came across well, where you broke down, and the two or three highest-leverage fixes for the next round. We end with a concrete plan, not a list of vague suggestions.
What you walk away with
- An honest benchmark against Swiss IB interview standards
- Clear strengths to lean into and weaknesses to repair
- A short, prioritised action plan for the next interview
- Specific phrasing to use for tougher behavioural questions
- Lifetime access to the supporting resources
What’s Included
A focused session, supported by the resources you keep for life.
60-minute 1:1 session
Run live at real Swiss IB interview intensity, end to end.
Elevator pitch rehearsal
Spoken pitch tightened and stress-tested before the technical block.
Behavioural deep dive
The four core fit questions worked through with a story you can keep using.
Live technical block
Calibrated to your level — accounting, valuation, DCF, M&A logic.
Immediate feedback & action plan
Direct, structured debrief at the end of the session with two or three concrete fixes, prioritised by leverage, before your next interview.
Ready to Apply pack
20+ page guide with checklists, templates, and pitch frameworks. Lifetime access.
How IB Ticks & Master the Technicals
Full self-paced courses on Swiss IB recruiting, interview structure, accounting, valuation, DCF, M&A, and LBO. Lifetime access.
IB Key Traits worksheet
Frame the stories that show up in the four most-asked behavioural questions.
Questions to ask after
The smart questions that signal seriousness and leave a strong final impression.
Your Coach
As a former UBS Large Cap M&A Associate, I have interviewed hundreds of candidates, evaluated dozens of interns, and prepared students for Swiss and European IB interviews.
I know what interviewers listen for, where candidates typically break down, and how decisions are made in the room. The session is built around that — not around generic interview advice.
Direct. Structured. Practical.
Program Details
- Investment: CHF 797
- Format: Private 1:1 mock interview
- Session length: 60 minutes
- Booking window: 60 days from signing
- Add-ons: Additional 45-min mock (+CHF 200)
Already a NeverBanked customer? You should have received a personal code equal to your previous purchase.
How to Get Started
- Enrol by pressing the button
- Schedule your mock interview
- Work through How IB Ticks and Master the Technicals
- Show up prepared
Ready to Nail the Interview?
The mock interview was a great incentive to prep for interview questions.
Eye-opening. It really made me realise I need to brush up significantly.
I feel in a completely different place to a week ago with regards to interview prep.
Sharpened my technicals and helped me structure my answers clearly under interview pressure.
My confidence and storytelling improved a lot. I can now communicate my motivation, experience and deal logic much more precisely.
It made me test a lot of my knowledge. Now I know all the parts about interest rates and the relationship within DCM, ECM and IPOs.
I felt like I was doing the interview in some way. That little tension on your back, which is normal — trying to find the right answers all the time.
The most valuable part is getting a sense of what they can ask during a phone interview. The questions can be more out of the box than you’d expect.
Your course is a game changer. So much good stuff in there, bite-sized pieces, really really helpful.
Without it, I’d be digging through Google and ChatGPT and YouTube — so much content that it’s hard to focus on what’s really important.
The LBO exercise was really helpful to give me confidence that I can do this, particularly as it was a known gap in my profile.
I would like to sincerely thank you for your IB course — with which I made it to the UBS assessment center.
The mock interview was a great incentive to prep for interview questions.
Eye-opening. It really made me realise I need to brush up significantly.
I feel in a completely different place to a week ago with regards to interview prep.
Sharpened my technicals and helped me structure my answers clearly under interview pressure.
My confidence and storytelling improved a lot. I can now communicate my motivation, experience and deal logic much more precisely.
It made me test a lot of my knowledge. Now I know all the parts about interest rates and the relationship within DCM, ECM and IPOs.
I felt like I was doing the interview in some way. That little tension on your back, which is normal — trying to find the right answers all the time.
The most valuable part is getting a sense of what they can ask during a phone interview. The questions can be more out of the box than you’d expect.
Your course is a game changer. So much good stuff in there, bite-sized pieces, really really helpful.
Without it, I’d be digging through Google and ChatGPT and YouTube — so much content that it’s hard to focus on what’s really important.
The LBO exercise was really helpful to give me confidence that I can do this, particularly as it was a known gap in my profile.
I would like to sincerely thank you for your IB course — with which I made it to the UBS assessment center.
