K1 Capital Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (44%)

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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.

3.5
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  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (62%)

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
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  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult

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Interview Questions & Answers - K1 Capital Examples

Private Equity Analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles
Interviewed: December 2019
Date Submitted: Dec 09, 2019
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
First Round: Interview over the phone with HR. They ask you to describe your resume, describe past grades, general interests, why K1, why private equity
Second Round: First, SAT/ACT type assessment test. Test includes reading passages and answering quantitative and qualitative questions, as well as vocabulary fill in the blanks. This section is timed so you need to be prepared to move quickly. Second, is an untimed fit questionnaire where you fill in the blanks of what you would do in a certain situation or what words/scenario most describes you.
Interview Questions
The questions were very straight forward and not too challenging as long as one takes the time to prepare efficient and direct answers. Most of the first round questions are behavioral. The most difficult question that I was asked was to describe why I wanted to be involved in Private Equity and, more specifically, K1. This required some type of background knowledge of the Private Equity Sector and also knowledge of the company. Fortunately, this information can be found online by googling Private Equity or googling K1 Investments.
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Business Development Analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles
Interviewed: May 2019
Date Submitted: May 24, 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Applied on their website, and was emailed by HR to set up a phone interview. After the HR interview I had a call with the hiring manager.
Interview Questions
First interview was a phone screen with HR. They asked why I was interested in private equity and why their firm. They also asked about my strengths and what I look for in a company. The interview process consisted of the HR phone screen, a second round phone interview with the group head, and then an in person interview. There was some time for questions at the end.
Second round interview was with the head of business development. He asked about my past experience and why I wanted to work at their firm. Also asked what made me a competitive candidate and what I would do if I didn't work in private equity.
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