Stax Interview Questions

7 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (82%)

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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.

3.7
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Interview Difficulty (91%)

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.

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Interviews at Stax

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2nd Year Analyst
Year 2021
Job Title 2nd Year Analyst
Group/Division Corporate Development
Location Boston
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Associate
Year 2015
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division N/A
Location Chicago
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Associate Consultant
Year 2015
Job Title Associate Consultant
Group/Division Management Consulting
Location Chicago
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Associate
Year 2013
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Consulting
Location Boston
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Associate
Year 2013
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Stax Consulting
Location Boston
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Consultant
Year 2013
Job Title Consultant
Group/Division Consulting
Location Boston
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Associate
Year 2012
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division
Location Boston
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Stax Examples

Associate Interview - Corporate Development

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: June 2021
Date Submitted: Sep 10, 2023
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
Interview
First round phone screen, followed by three consecutive Teams calls, consisting of behavioral questions, and a case
Interview Questions
What is the difference between a merger and an acquisition?
Sample Answer

Associate Interview

Anonymous employee in Chicago
Interviewed: 2015
Date Submitted: Jul 28, 2016
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Applied online, got an email a month later to schedule a HR screening. Passed that then 1st round interview, which involved a few behaviorals and 1 case. Invited back for 2nd round, met the president and a few other directors, also did a case.
Interview Questions
None of the questions were too difficult. The ususals, e.g. leadership, past experiences, etc. Interviewers appeared to pick the most interesting experiences on your resume. Just to make sure you know your resume front and back. The tricky part I would say it's the case in 2nd round. I was given a stack of slides, then was required to re-arrange the slides, and write titles on each. However, if you did really well on the first round case, I think they will give you some break on the second round.
Sample Answer

Consultant Interview - Management Consulting

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: 2015
Date Submitted: Jun 02, 2015
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Due to the office location the first round was over the phone consisting of fit/behavioral questions. There were apx. 5 in depth situational questions, which then had follow-up questions.

Second round was described to consist of a case study, presentation and excel test.
Interview Questions
Describe a time when you had to make a decision where you did not know all of the facts.
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Associate Interview - Consulting

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: 2013
Date Submitted: Jan 13, 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
Interview
Initial phone screen and then an interview with the MD. Full day interview in office with mostly behavioral interviews and one case study.
Interview Questions
What is a company that interests you?
Why Stax?
Why are you interested in PE consulting?
Sample Answer

Associate Interview - Stax Consulting

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: 2013
Date Submitted: Dec 04, 2013
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Very long process: first was on campus and consisted of an atypical case question which you solved back and forth with the consultant administering the case. The second half consisted of HR.

Second step was 2 weeks later at their office - another very atypical case question (presentation style) and an excel test very poorly run. Third part was supposed to be a tough interview but he was in a rush. Company seemed like they didnt know what to expect from their own process and stuck me in with HR and a managing director (not on the schedule).

Third step was to be a phone/skype interview with partners and ceo
Interview Questions
On campus case: entering a new market as a PE firm - market share, little bit of calculations. It was easy to work with consultant to figure out the intricacies of the case
On site case: rearrange powerpoint and pretend you are presenting to BOD as CEO
On site excel: sift through data to solve analysis questions
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Consultant Interview - Consulting

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: October 2013
Date Submitted: Nov 26, 2013
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I applied through my school’s career center and was offered an interview on campus. The interview was one hour long, consisting of two 30 minute interviews. The first interview was a behavioral based interview with very standard questions. The second was a case interview about evaluating a company that operates vacation villas in Hawaii for possible purchase by a private equity fund.
Interview Questions
Case interview about evaluating a company that operates vacation villas in Hawaii for possible purchase by a private equity fund.
Answered by breaking down financials, competitive landscape, etc. Ended up concluding that the company lacked scalability and would be a poor purchase.
Sample Answer

Associate Interview -

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: February 2012
Date Submitted: Apr 05, 2012
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Phone interview with HR manager. Immediately passed onto a phone interview with an analyst, followed by an in-person interview with consultants. Included a case, as well as several behavioral interviews.
Interview Questions
Specifically, why are you interested in this firm? What aspects of Stax or its current business focuses do you find most appealing?

Website is a little light on specifics about what the firm does, so it was difficult to come up with an exact answer. Seems to be very diversified, so just narrowed in on a specific area highlighted on the site and focuses on that. For example, they discuss market entry services.
Sample Answer