Associate

Status
1st Year Associate at
Group/Division/Type
Generalist
City
Los Angeles
Interviewed
April 2015
Overall experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy

General Interview Information

Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
1-2 months

Interview Details

What did the interview consist of?
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Skills Test
Please describe the interview / hiring process.
I received the interview by networking. I emailed the VP, and he asked for my resume, and the Director reached out to me.
Round 1- Phone interview with Director
Round 2- Phone interview with MD
Round 3- Lunch with junior team
Round 4- 3 day take home case study (2 part case study. Part 1 Investment recommendation with company overview, and financials, but no model expected to be made, and Part 2 was an investment recommendation by looking at a picture)
Round 5- Superday (didn't make) but presenting case study, 1 hour modeling test, and meeting everyone on the team.

I interviewed for the growth fund, and they focus primarily on tech investments, but make some other investments like a furniture company, and even a bandage company. They also focus a bit on their management team of the portfolio company, so they seem a bit entrepreneurial. My case study was metric based, and not entrepreneurial, so maybe I was not a fit, but I do not know for sure.

Questions asked:
1. Tell me about yourself?
2. Why did you major in philosophy?
3. Why Kayne Anderson?
4. Why growth equity?
5. What did you do at your previous position that helps with this position?
6. If you were speaking to a CEO that was very rude on the phone, how would you deal with him?
7. How would you invest $10MM?
8. What do you like about your current role/what don't you like?
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