S&T to Private Equity Interview Question response
Hey Guys,
I have an interview with an organization that places juniors in finance internships. Do you think the following response makes sense..
Interviewer: You mentioned in your application that you would eventually like to get into Private Equity in developing markets in Africa. Why are you pursuing S&T right now instead of IB or Equity research?
Response: I realize that work in IBD would be more relevant to PE than S&T, which is why it is the typical track people pursued by people getting into PE. But I feel that in IBD, I will not get significant exposure to companies and frontier and developing markets as I would in such a desk in S&T.
Its bs but can I say anything better for these PE interviews?
Why are you doing S&T if your goal is to get into PE? Maybe you have a good answer, but you have to look at it from their side. Frankly from that side it makes it seem like you have no idea what you are doing or want.
That's a terrible answer. Why did you put that in your application? If you didn't put that in the application, you wouldn't have to think up some BS answer.
haha agreed - that is a terrible answer. if you are trying to get a S&T internship, tell the interviewer that you want to work in S&T
Why not research or investment management instead? Kinda lost on the S&T...
just to clarify.. When I was writing up the application. I knew I wanted to do S&T. On a section that asked about future goals, I mentioned that I was really interested in Developing markets,, which I am.. cause I'm from Africa,, and that I wanted to get involved in PE/VC in that region. I didn't know at the time that there was no real trajectory from S&T to PE .. I was stupid. When I go in for the interview, what should I say if they bring it up?
Honestly the angel investing thing may be the best way to approach this question without sounding like you literally have no idea what the difference between trading and banking is.
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