Hellman & Friedman LLC Interview Questions

3 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (77%)

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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
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (79%)

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.

3.7
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult

Interviews at Hellman & Friedman LLC

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Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Experience
Difficulty
3rd+ Year Associate
Year 2019
Job Title 3rd+ Year Associate
Group/Division Generalist
Location London
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2017
Job Title Intern
Group/Division N/A
Location State College
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Associate
Year 2014
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Private Equity
Location San Francisco
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult

Interview Questions & Answers - Hellman & Friedman LLC Examples

Associate Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: March 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Start with 2 principals, then go on to meet most (if not all) the associates. Each interview included at least a mini-case study (consulting style), if not a full blown one. Next step is a full-day modelling test with presentation to the tea,.
Interview Questions
They tend to dive into details re. their portfolio companies and probe your understanding of their investment thesis.

friedman Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in State College
Interviewed: September 2017
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
in person interview on campus, met with two people. Very common behaviroal qiuestions and resume questions
Interview Questions
there were no complicated questions. mostly about a time i overcame adversity, talking about class, specific things on my resume and what I can bring to the table. Very conversational and had a very nice bag and forth with the two people I had interviewed with. Talked a lot about company culture and asked why I would want to come to a mid level sized firm as opposed to a big four accounting firm such as EY or deloittee or PWC. Overall the inteeview was average and not very complicated. they got back to me fairly quickly

Associate Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: April 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Personality Test
Interview
Headhunter scheduled the interviews. There were 2 separate 1:1 interviews. With each interview, conversation was surprisingly personal and the technical components focused on what makes an outstanding company.
Interview Questions
Would you ever invest in airlines?

Answer is no, because the combination of being extremely capital intensive, strong competition, and low marginal costs incentives airlines to keep lowering prices. Also, the highly capital intensive nature affords little flexibility should the market conditions change.