Ares Management Corporation Interview Questions

35 total interview insight submissions

Interview Experience (92%)

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3.7
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Interview Difficulty (98%)

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
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% Interns - FT Offers (87%)

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 Ares Management Corporation

YearPositionLocationGroup/DivisionExperienceDifficulty
2022Intern - Direct Lending FrankfurtCreditNeutralAverage
2021Summer AnalystLos AngelesLife SciencesNeutralAverage
2021PE AssociateLos AngelesInvestment BankingNeutralDifficult
2022Summer Analyst Los AngelesReal EstatePositiveEasy
2021AnalystLos AngelesGeneralistVery PositiveEasy
2022Real EstateNew YorkReal EstatePositiveAverage
20222023 Real EstateNew YorkReal EstatePositiveAverage
2021summer analystLos AngelesPrivate EquityPositiveDifficult
2020AssociateNew YorkInvestment BankingNeutralDifficult
2021Senior Analyst, DebtLos AngelesReal EstateNeutralEasy

Intern - Direct Lending Interview - Credit

Anonymous interview candidate in Frankfurt

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: August 2022

Application

1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview

Interview

Applied with CV via Jobteaser. Invited to Round 1 Zoom interview with associates (ex-LevFin bankers). Round 2 Zoom interview with Partners/other senior members of the team

Interview Questions

Not too difficult - specific questions on my LevFin deal experience and a few usual credit related Qs (what makes a good credit story, differences and applications of subordinated debt vs senior debt)

Summer Analyst Interview - Life Sciences

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: June 2021

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

All technical, no behavioral. A walk through of a PE LBO (would you value X company or Y company more based on the product/service that the company puts out). Very short - 30 minutes.

Interview Questions

Why do you think tech companies today are overvalued?

PE Associate Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Recruiter

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: September 2021

Application

1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test

Interview

This interview was for the first year associate role. It was one on one with an associate currently in the group

Interview Questions

Was asked to create a paper LBO with several tranches of debt

Summer Analyst Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: April 2022

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

Had an initial interview with an associate, then a super day about a week later with two principals. Not really any tough questions - mostly about my work experience and college. Super day was supposed to have a modeling component but only had a couple of easy technicals.

Interview Questions

Why are you interested in working for our company specifically?

Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: May 2021

Application

Phone Interview

Interview

Behavioral phone interview to judge cultural fit. Easy questions - why Ares Management? Why this team? What is your past experience?

Interview Questions

No difficult or unexpected questions, everything was behavioral or cultural fit related.

Real Estate Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous interview candidate in New York

Outcome

Declined Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: March 2022

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview

Interview

Submitted the application online then got a first round interview which was a zoom interview. Superday consisted of a series of 30 minute zoom interviews.

Interview Questions

The technical questions involved a lot of questions about cap rates.

2023 Real Estate Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous interview candidate in New York

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: April 2022

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

HR reached out on April 10th asking for time available for an interview slot. I got my interview time on April 11th. The interview was very smooth the person who talked to me was very nice. I got plenty of time to ask questions.

Interview Questions

You have two buildings next two each other. They have different evaluation, what might cause the difference in valuation?

summer analyst Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: April 2021

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

In my first interview with Ares I was asked a number of behavioral questions (think why Ares, resume walkthrough, why PE, etc.) and then headed straight into technicals. Most were conceptual in thinking about what makes a good business, what makes a good investment for specific types of investors, how to value investments and then specific technical questions that you'd see in the guides.

Interview Questions

very conceptual questions about how specific investors would value a company, what would make a company/ industry attractive to invest in, as well as specific questions, some being M&A related and some being LBO related, all should have been covered in the BIWS guides.

Associate Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Recruiter

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: March 2020

Application

Phone Interview
Group Interview
Skills Test

Interview

Phone screen -> group interview -> modeling test -> superday. The phone screen and group interviews are preformed by junior investment members and cover deals worked on.

Interview Questions

Modeling test was killer

Senior Analyst, Debt Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: December 2021

Application

Phone Interview

Interview

Applied on LinkedIn, talked with an internal recruiter. All behavioral, why CRE/debt, asked about deals/specifics from my resume. Said I would hear back on meeting the team, never did.

Interview Questions

Tell me about a deal you've done