Francisco Partners Interview Questions

3 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (80%)

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.

4.3
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (73%)

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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  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult

Interviews at Francisco Partners

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Year
Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Experience
Difficulty
1st Year Analyst
Year 2022
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location San Francisco
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Technology
Location San Francisco
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Operations Analyst
Year 2022
Job Title Operations Analyst
Group/Division Private Equity
Location San Francisco
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Francisco Partners Examples

Associate Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: December 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
2 behavioral interviews and over zoom, second round was a time constrained case plus 30 minute walk through with senior folks
Interview Questions
What metrics do you look for in a tech company

Analyst Interview - Technology

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: March 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Starts with call with Talent Director introducing firm and recruitment process followed by series of calls with associates and higher covering PE case studies
Interview Questions
Very interested in determining Why PE and Why Tech in particular

Associate Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: February 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Staffing Agency
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Interview
First HR recruiter from staffing firm. Then with a director. Then panel with peers + second panel with directors.

Focused heavily on fit and culture. Lots of wanting to get to know me questions.

Personality and aptitude test included after first round.
Interview Questions
-What is your exit plan. Be honest. Talk to us like you’re talking to a friend.