Ares Management Corporation Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (94%)

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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

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Interview Questions & Answers - Ares Management Corporation Examples

Real Estate Equity Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles
Interviewed: February 2024
Date Submitted: Apr 06, 2024
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
All of the interviews are online over zoom. Each is thirty minutes. Both the technicals and behaviorals were fairly similar. Neither spent more time on technicals or behaviorals. The team focuses more on intuition and behaviorals. Don't expect brain teasers or any questions involving difficult math. The final round is branded as a "case study," which is not true. It's similar to the first two rounds, but with more senior staff (VP/MD)

1st Round - Behaviorals: One Associate/Sr. Analyst interviewer
2nd Round - Technicals: One Associate/Sr. Analyst interviewer
3rd Round/Superday - Case Study: Two Senior interviewers
Interview Questions
There was no question that caught me off guard. If you understand the current market and real estate fundamentals, you will be able to answer their questions. This is a question I recall being asked.

"If you're savings account magically increased by $100M and all of those funds had to be invested in real estate, where would you invest?"
Sample Answer

Real Estate Investor Relations Summer Intern Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: January 2024
Date Submitted: Mar 08, 2024
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Interview was a 3 stage process, starting with speaking to a member of HR and a member of the legal team, this 1st interview was very much competency based, simple questions such as why Ares, show me when you have showed leadership, balanced responsibilities etc, then from there after advancing I had an interview with a member of the real estate equity team and the investor relations team. This second interview was much more techinical, was asked which stocks I would invest in, if i had $100m, further was asked how to value a company, then asked to walk them through a DCF, then other basic competency questions.

Final interview stage I got to was once again with two people, one from real estate equity and one from investor relations, here I was asked why specifically real estate, why buy-side rather than sell side and other questions of this nature. Overall would rate the interview process as a good one, I definitely should have and could have prepared more but overall was a good experience interview wise.
Interview Questions
The brain teaser ( I was asked how to find the weight of the heaviest stone from eight stones whilst being able to only use the weighing scale twice)
Sample Answer

Real Estate Equity Summer Analyst Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous interview candidate in Denver
Interviewed: January 2024
Date Submitted: Mar 04, 2024
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
First round consisted of two interviews: one behavioral and one technical. Technical interview was pretty simple (what is cap rate, equity multiple vs cash multiple, calculate cash multiple based on a situation they give you, etc). Ghosted after the first rounds though even though I aced it; therefore, I think its more of a personality fit test.
Interview Questions
You just bought a property for $100MM with at a 6 cap rate with a 60% LTV and a 4% fixed interest rate. What is your cash on cash multiple?
Sample Answer

Associate Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: July 2023
Date Submitted: Aug 15, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Skills Test
Background Check
Interview
Applied online through a linkedin posting. HR reached out the next day and we scheduled a call that lasted 15 minutes where they asked Why Ares, Why moving jobs. They sent my resume to the team and I was selected for an LBO model test. The LBO model test was fairly straightforward and lasted 2 hours. After the model test I was invited to have 2 30 minutes interviews with VPs on the team. The two interviews were one technical (straightforward) and one fit and walking through the deals on my resume.
Interview Questions
If you were presenting [deal on my resume] as an investment opportunity to our partner, what would you say?
Sample Answer

Investor Relations Intern Interview - Investor Relations

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: May 2023
Date Submitted: Jun 06, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I applied online on their website. Then HR contacted me to set up 1-1 interviews with the associates.
Interview Questions
I only made it to the second round of interviews. However the first two rounds were interviews with the associates. They asked about hobbies, ECs, interests, basically fit questions.
Sample Answer

Real Estate Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Atlanta
Interviewed: March 2023
Date Submitted: May 22, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Zoom interview with two members- technical. Superday- two 30 minute interview one behavioral one technical
Interview Questions
Nothing was unexpected- behavioral interview on superday was intense/had a bad interviewer
Calculate Cap Rate
Sample Answer

Investor Relations Intern Interview - Debt Capital Markets

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: May 2023
Date Submitted: May 19, 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Three 30-minute phone interviews with different people. One round with a case interview and a debrief of the case at the end.
Interview Questions
Tell me about a recent infrastructure news headline.
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous employee in Atlanta
Interviewed: April 2023
Date Submitted: May 02, 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Background Check
Interview
I applied online in early February to the real estate equity and debt teams at Ares for LA, Denver, NYC, and Atlanta. I did not do any networking at the firm, but my resume was pulled and I was offered a first round interview. My first round interview was on Zoom and given by a real estate equity analyst and an equity associate both from the Atlanta office. It included a few behaviorals but was primarily techincal. Only included standard real estate technicals that I found online. Just by studying from online resources, I strongly over-prepared for the interview. The next week, I got an email for a Superday, which I scheduled for the next week. The first Superday interview had some behaviorals, but was primarily technical in nature. Most of the technical questions were identical to ones I had answered in my first round. My second interview was purely behvioral.
Interview Questions
Given 70% LTV at 5% interest-only on a $10,000,000 purchased at a 5% unlevered cap rate, and assuming a 5 year holding period and exit at a 4% cap, what is the equity multiple? Finally, assume no NOI-growth,
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview - Credit

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: April 2023
Date Submitted: Apr 26, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
First round interview for Ares Chicago Office, Direct Lending. Interviewed with a 2nd-year associate and a VP. Very detailed technical questions on the credit and lending front, and detailed questions on previous experiences on resume
Interview Questions
Have you interacted with direct lending groups during your previous internships
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview - Credit

Anonymous employee in Los Angeles
Interviewed: April 2023
Date Submitted: Apr 10, 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Interview
30 minute First Round over zoom on a Monday followed by a 1 hour long superday (Two 30 minute components) that same Friday
Interview Questions
The most difficult questions asked if I would rather invest in a higher IRR for a shorter period of time, or a lower IRR for a longer period of time (numbers provided)
Sample Answer