Altamont Capital Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (90%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

3.6
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (93%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

2.8
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult

Interviews at Altamont Capital

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Location Palo Alto
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Job Title Intern
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Group/Division Generalist
Location Boston
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Year 2020
Job Title 1st Year Associate
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Location Cambridge
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Difficulty
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Year 2020
Job Title Business School
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Location san francisco
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Year 2020
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Location San Francisco
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Interview Questions & Answers - Altamont Capital Examples

Summer Analyst Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in Palo Alto
Interviewed: October 2023
Date Submitted: Feb 16, 2024
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Pitch competition on campus the semester prior. Then followed by coffee chats with analysts on campus. Then first round interviews (all behavioral). Then 2 30 minute rounds of private equity consulting like cases. Process was quick and communication was straightforward. The interviewers were nice and friendly.
Interview Questions
Market sizing a barbecue restaurant franchise given margins for franchise and company level operations.
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Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Palo Alto
Interviewed: October 2023
Date Submitted: Nov 29, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Personality Test
Interview
Very relaxed, had an interview with HR that went very well. From there I was moved on to a technical round with a couple case studies that required some math and basic understanding of accounting. Did not make it to final round.
Interview Questions
How would you judge the profitability of a certain business?
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Summer Analyst Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in Palo Alto
Interviewed: February 2023
Date Submitted: Feb 26, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
One round was a hr screening, and the second round consisted of two case study interviews, which were not hard but got rejected.
Interview Questions
Case study interview
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Private Equity Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Charlottesville
Interviewed: October 2022
Date Submitted: Nov 25, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The series of interviews involves an initial behavioral interview, and then a few other interviews focused on consulting-style, business case studies.
Interview Questions
What is your least favorite company in our portfolio
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Intern Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in Palo Alto
Interviewed: September 2020
Date Submitted: May 27, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Initial behavioral interviews before several casing interviews. Don't expect much technical knowledge but need to know how to look at businesses qualitatively
Interview Questions
Nothing crazy just casing questions
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Summer Analyst Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Palo Alto
Interviewed: January 2022
Date Submitted: Feb 11, 2022
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Personality Test
Other
Interview
First-round behavioral interview. 2nd round back-to-back case interviews. The behavioral interview consisted of fit, background, why pe, and why Altamont questions. The 2nd round case interviews, were standard case interviews.
Interview Questions
Nothing very difficult. Understand market sizing, how adjustments in expenses and revenue affect the big picture.
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Boston
Interviewed: June 2020
Date Submitted: Oct 11, 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
First interview was behavioural before 4 30 minute case interviews. People were amazing and it was not too strenuous
Interview Questions
Just the normal personality questions and a couple math ones
Sample Answer

Summer Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Cambridge
Interviewed: June 2020
Date Submitted: Feb 23, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Applied on job posting from University career services, lots of behavioral questions. Frankly, unprofessional with their back and forth and scheduling.
Interview Questions
asked about working on a team -- when did you have to make a tough decision?
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Summer Intern Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in san francisco
Interviewed: October 2020
Date Submitted: Dec 28, 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The process started with an info session for our school. Then applied through handshake and got a first round interview. The interview was quite easy with mostly market sizing/ consulting type questions. Most questions could be answered without reading the guide first. But a consulting background helps. The interview also really focused on fit where they want to know if you are genuinely smart.
Interview Questions
They gave info about one of their portfolio companies and asked who I would improve it. The question was similar to questions you would see in the Bain casebook.
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Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: June 2020
Date Submitted: Jul 27, 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Very nice recruiter called over zoom to discuss the position. Had a casual conversation, focusing mostly on behavioral questions.
Interview Questions
The interview focused on behavioral questions. Why did you choose your college? What was a time you experienced a challenge? What was a time you worked well with a team? Why are you interested in this company? Why are you interested in this position? Tell us about a time you failed. Overall, the interview was fairly straightforward, without a technical component. The interview lasted approximately 45 minutes. The interviewer was professional and easy to talk to. Overall, I would say it was a positive, but not especially differentiated interview experience.
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