Senior Associate, Deals & Valuation

Candidate completed two screening rounds, followed by a 4-hour take-home DCF valuation exercise for a proposed carve-out acquisition. Candidate submitted an 8-tab Excel model and executive summary. Presented model to a Deals Director. Director expressed satisfaction with assumptions. Recruiter went completely unresponsive for 50 days, ignoring three status inquiries. 📋 Uncompensated Assessment Details: 4-hour financial modeling and discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation exercise (8-tab Excel model and memo) ⭐ Ghost Severity Rating: 4.23 / 5.0 Rating Analysis: High score driven by extensive 4-hour DCF modeling work (4.5), 4 completed rounds including Director presentation (4.2), 50 days of silence (4.2), and high community corroboration (4.4). Rubric Breakdown: Silence: 4.2/5.0 | Rounds: 4.2/5.0 | Take-Home: 4.5/5.0 | Reposting: 3.8/5.0 | Consensus: 4.4/5.0 🔗 Community Discussion & Evidence: Reddit (475 upvotes, 96 comments) — https://www.reddit.com/r/recruitinghell/comments/16k1w8o/pwc_deals_dcf_takehome_ghost/ 🔍 Glassdoor Footprint: Active90 days. Deals and corporate finance roles active on PwC portal and LinkedIn for over 90 days. Glassdoor reviews feature complaints regarding intensive modeling tests followed by recruiter disappearance.