EQT Partners Interview Questions

6 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (68%)

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.

3.5
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (80%)

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
% Interns - FT Offers (75%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews 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 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 reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at EQT Partners

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Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Experience
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3rd+ Year Associate
Year 2021
Job Title 3rd+ Year Associate
Group/Division Healthcare
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Associate
Year 2022
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Infrastructure
Location New York
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Real Estate
Location Conshohocken
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
3rd+ Year Associate
Year 2018
Job Title 3rd+ Year Associate
Group/Division Technology
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
N/A
Year 2018
Job Title N/A
Group/Division N/A
Location Germany
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
1st Year Associate
Year 2013
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Infrastructure
Location Munich
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - EQT Partners Examples

Vice President Interview - Healthcare

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: August 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Mostly informal interviews with every member of the team over Zoom. Questions were not especially technical. Primarily about past deal experience and sectors of interest.
Interview Questions
Not anything particularly difficult. They just dove really deeply into the investment thesis that I described as interesting. It's important to have a solid case and know how to defend your opinions.

1st Year Associate Interview - Infrastructure

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: March 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Staffing Agency
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Other
Interview
Got called in for OCR at like 8pm the night things kicked off. Arrived at the office and got taken upstairs for interviews all night. I was connected through HHs (CPI). Got through 4-5 interviews, a paper LBO, and then got cut.
Interview Questions
How would you have modeled for this deal differently

Acquisitions Intetn Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous employee in Conshohocken
Interviewed: May 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Drug Test
Background Check
Interview
Fairly easy hiring process. Had a phone call with an acquisition associate and was hired after that. Have a personal connection though so that is why it was a very easy process.
Interview Questions
Why are you interested in real estate?
What do you know about real estate private equity?

Associate Interview - Technology

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: September 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Began with recruiter discussions. Then had 2 video interviews with deal professionals. Then was invited to super day for 4 interviews with Partners. All took place over the course of one month. This was off cycle.
Interview Questions
I was asked to write out the algebraic formula to solve for a 25% IRR. It basically required an understanding of how annual compounding works.

PE Analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Germany
Interviewed: January 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
4-5 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Background Check
Interview
The interview consisted of a multitude of interviews with approximately 20 different company employees in addition to personality and IQ tests by a psychologist.
Interview Questions
The most unexpected and difficult question to me was "Which of the portfolio companies would you not have bought if you had been the decision maker at the time and what are the reasons for this? Furthermore, which companies would you have recommended to buy instead?" An in-depth understanding of not only the companies but also different industries was expected and linkages and comparison between companies. Also an opinion of different sectors and industries going forward was expected in this question.

Private Equity Associate Interview - Infrastructure

Anonymous interview candidate in Munich
Interviewed: February 2013
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Was introduced to opening via a recruiter who had contacted me on LinkedIn earlier.

After having sent my CV, I first spoke to recruiter on the phone to talk about the fund, the role, my profile and next steps.

Recruiter submitted my CV along with others' to the hiring company.

After receiving feedback that they were interested, we scheduled a phone interview via the headhunter. The call took about 45 minutes in which general introductions were made and I was asked to walk through my CV. Also, I was asked for PE-related experience (I was in management consulting before).

Following the phone interview, I received feedback from the recruiter that they would like to meet me in person in their office.

The meeting took place with just one representative from the firm. Initially, it was planned to meet two people one after the other, but the second interviewer had to cancel on short notice.

The interview in person was quite similar to the phone interview. Walk through CV, ask about PE-specific experience. Question about why PE and why leave the current job. Was asked about my current position at my employer and my views on a pending promotion. Got opportunity to ask questions, which were answered in much detail.

Overall, it was a very friendly atmosphere. More like a meeting to get to know each other first, before more in-depth questions would be asked.

Unfortunately, got feedback from the recruiter a few weeks later that they had decided not to pursue further and were now in the final stages of interviewing the remaining candidates of the batch.
Interview Questions
Why leave your current employer if you are due for promotion? How does private equity create value? What do you know about our fund?
Why did you choose your particular course of studies in your undergrad university? What were your grades like in high school? Did you have any favorite subjects?