GTCR Interview Questions

5 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (86%)

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.

3.6
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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.

3.2
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% Interns - FT Offers (55%)

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 GTCR

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1st Year Associate
Year 2011
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Financial Services
Location Chicago
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
1st Year Associate
Year 2015
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Associate
Year 2012
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Private Equity
Location Chicago
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Associate
Year 2014
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Private Equity
Location Chicago
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Vice President
Year 2013
Job Title Vice President
Group/Division Private Equity
Location Chicago
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - GTCR Examples

Associate Interview - Financial Services

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: March 2011
Date Submitted: Feb 02, 2019
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Drug Test
Background Check
Interview
Had a 1 on 1 introductory interview to learn about the fund, opportunity. Followed up with a skills test (LBO modelling) and subsequent interviews.

Last interview was with a senior partner of the fund.
Interview Questions
1) Walk me through your investment process
2) Why private equity (why not hedge fund)
3) Why Chicago (and not stay in New York)
4) If you have two companies A and B, why would you invest in one or the other
5) What do you consider a good private equity investment
6) Why does our strategy resonate with you
7) Walk through your deal experience and your roles on your deal teams
8) Where else are you interviewing
9) What are you looking for in an ideal opportunity
10) Why investing and why not something else
11) What brought you to your current role
Sample Answer

Private Equity Associate Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: 2015
Date Submitted: Feb 02, 2016
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Pretty standard interview - about half fit and half technical. Met with associates and VPs for the first round.
Interview Questions
The most difficult question was probably a standard stock pitch because I was grilled in depth on the details.
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Associate Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous employee in Chicago
Interviewed: March 2012
Date Submitted: Dec 19, 2015
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Was in banking--started by meeting with a recruiter, going through resume and interests. Recruiter reached out with interview invite. Consisted of three rounds--1st round was in-person in New York with 4 people from GTCR, going through your resume, asking about your deals and asking general technical questions.

Next round was a modeling test where you had to create a flowing three-statement LBO model largely from scratch within a few hours.

Final rounds were in the Chicago office, where you met with 6-10 people at the office. Firm was very quick about turnaround, and called that night with a verbal offer and had offer letters sent the day after.
Interview Questions
Most difficult question was "how much is this company worth"? The partner had given me a very general description of the business, and asked me to give him a valuation multiple for it. Was open to additional questions around the business qualitatively (e.g. I couldn't ask how much comps were trading for, but could ask what the unit economics were like, the TAM and penetration, etc.) This was a business that was outside the core industry I had been in in my banking career, so seemed like they were really looking for a fundamental valuation framework.
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Associate Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: March 2014
Date Submitted: Mar 09, 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Interview came through Dynamics Search Partners. Interviews were in GTCR offices - Four one-on-one interviews for 30 minutes each
Interview Questions
Why private equity? What do you look for in a good company? Various questions about your deals, know them well.
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Vice President Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: September 2013
Date Submitted: Oct 21, 2013
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Met with one partner who quizzed on deals completed, current investment themes and interest in private equity. Cordial the entire time.
Interview Questions
The most difficult questions were centered on my existing deals. I needed to walk through the investment thesis, discuss my role, whether or not I thought it was a good deal, how the company is doing today and if I would do the deal again.
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