Perella Weinberg Partners Interview Questions

123 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (97%)

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.

3.8
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  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (99%)

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.

3.3
  • Very Easy
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  • Average
  • Difficult
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% Interns - FT Offers (99%)

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 Perella Weinberg Partners

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Year 2024
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2024
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Chicago
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location London
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
1st Year Analyst
Year 2023
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Healthcare
Location San Francisco
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Associate
Year 2019
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2023
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location London
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - Perella Weinberg Partners Examples

Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: February 2024
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I had a couple calls with analysts in both the Chicago and NYC office. After that, I applied to their Careers page and received a first round invite with Dartmouth Partners about 2 weeks after I had submitted. The first round was 2 days after I received the official invite. It consisted of both behaviorals and technicals, as well as market knowledge and prior deal knowledge. Went for about 45 minutes. Received superday invite 2 days after first round, and was in person at Chicago office. 4 rounds with senior bankers.
Interview Questions
How does debt affect WACC
What shape does WACC make on a graph

spring intern Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous employee in London
Interviewed: December 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
First motivational questions when submitting your cv and application online. Then 15-20 min phone interview with Dartmouth partners. including basic competency questions. Third was a video interview with Dartmouth Partners, 45 mins long and consisting of personality and competency questions along with some mental maths and industry knowledge.
Interview Questions
market sizing question

Advisory Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in Los Angeles
Interviewed: August 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Personality Test
Interview
First round interview with Dartmouth Partners; 45 minutes, involved technical and personality fit questions.
Interview Questions
Nothing unexpected, standard IB interview questions

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Healthcare

Anonymous employee in San Francisco
Interviewed: April 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
First round interview with Dartmouth Partners over Zoom, followed by a 3-4 round in-person superday the next week. Had my first round on Friday morning, received superday invite on Monday evening, and had the superday on Wednesday morning.
Interview Questions
Was asked what 25 cubed is out of the blue.

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: March 2023
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
1 virtual interview over zoom, and then a super day. The first round was with a head hunter, and the superday was in person. Mostly behavioral
Interview Questions
They asked me why PWP, and told me to give an answer that wouldn’t have been said before

Associate Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: June 2019
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Started with qualitative interviews with a few people on the team over the phone. The next step was a 1 hour modeling test where they gave you public company financials and asked you to build a basic free cash flow model and debt schedule. The final step was a super day where some interviews were qualitative and 1 or 2 consisted of basic technical questions.
Interview Questions
The modeling test was difficult given the time constraint

Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: March 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Interview
1 45-minute interview with Dartmouth Partners, then flew to NYC for 4-round superday. First round was mostly behavioral; superday was 2 behavioral, 2 technical
Interview Questions
Nothing difficult - just some unexpected behaviorals

Advisory Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: April 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I had an informational interview which led to a 1 on 1 interview with Dartmouth Partners. Afterwards I had my Super Day and found out the next day.
Interview Questions
What would be the maximum amount of debt a firm would raise to acquire a company?
How would changing a firm's accounts receivable period change a dcf?

Spring Intern Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: January 2023
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
I first had to go through a phone screen where I had to answer generic motivational questions with an HR representative. I then had to do another interview with HR that consisted of more motivational questions and questions that were firm and group-specific.
Interview Questions
I don't think there were any very difficult questions, but the maths test at the end was hard.

Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: March 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Pretty standard stuff. Dartmouth partners was super confusing tho. They cannot answer a single of my clarifying questions for followups
Interview Questions
Walk me through how does accounts payable increase affect cash flow