Koch Equity Development Interview Questions

5 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (68%)

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
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (85%)

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

Interviews at Koch Equity Development

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Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2023
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Private Equity
Location Wichita Falls
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Private Equity
Location Wichita
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Wichita
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2022
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Private Equity
Location Wichita
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2018
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Private Equity
Location Wichita
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
Difficult

Interview Questions & Answers - Koch Equity Development Examples

Summer Analyst Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous employee in Wichita Falls
Interviewed: May 2023
Date Submitted: Feb 16, 2024
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I attended an info session at my school and connected with the people there. I applied online and then had 2 phone interviews and an in person super day.
Interview Questions
Nothing unexpected. I was asked many times about a stock I liked and then had to defend the pitch while they picked it apart.
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in Wichita
Interviewed: May 2023
Date Submitted: Dec 13, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The first two interviews occurred over Zoom. First interview was with an associate and second was with a VP. Both interviews were mostly behavioral with a few technical questions mainly just making sure you were competent in basic accounting/finance principles. Following the first two interviews they flew a group of candidates out to Wichita for a superday. Superday consisted of 5 1on1 interviews with different MDs. The interview varied based on which MD you were in front of. One MD really tried to dig deep on my knowledge of the stock market, asking questions pertaining to which companies I follow most, how I follow them, and why. Other technicals mainly consisted of your basic "walk me through the financial statements after XYZ happens" type questions.
Interview Questions
What is your investment philosophy in your personal portfolio?
Sample Answer

Investment Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Wichita
Interviewed: May 2023
Date Submitted: Sep 27, 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
KED came to my school for an info session. After chatting with them there, I filled out an application online. After a few weeks I got an email about a phone interview. I had two phone interviews and then an in-person super day. The super day consisted of 4 or 5 interviews for 45 mins each. The next day I got a call with an offer. Questions were pretty basic. Only one technical question. The rest were them just trying to understand how I think about investments/asking me to pitch a stock.
Interview Questions
Tell me about a stock you like?
How do you feel about living in Kansas?
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in Wichita
Interviewed: June 2022
Date Submitted: Aug 03, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Mostly behavioral questions. Questions guided to gauge your sense of understanding the concepts of value investing. One technical question at the end.
Interview Questions
How to get from Revenue to Free Cash Flow
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in Wichita
Interviewed: September 2018
Date Submitted: Sep 23, 2018
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Applied via career office on campus, was invited to an on-campus interview a couple weeks later with 5-6 classmates. If you pass this interview, they will fly you to Wichita for a Super Day-esque interview. After that, they will submit their job offer. I was asked very few behavioral questions- really just simple "walk me through your resume," "why finance?" and "tell me about a time you faced a challenge." Many of the technical questions were pretty simple accounting questions, such as "walk me through the three financial statements," "tell me how a purchase of PP&E for $x at y% depreciation rate would be shown across the statements," and questions about the markets and personal investing I have done. Overall, it was very apparent that the interviewer was trying to challenge my confidence in my answers for both behavioral and technical questions. With that being said, he often interrupted me and told me my answer was wrong before I was even able to give him my entire answer, which I felt made him come off as rude.
Interview Questions
* "How is KED different from its competitors?"
* "What types of competitive advantage can a company have?"
* "What personal investing experience do you have? What types of investments do you follow?"
* "How do you follow the markets?"
* "If I purchase equipment for $100 with a useful life of 10 years and it depreciates at a rate of 10% each year, how will this depreciation be reported on each financial statement?"
* "Walk me through, line-by-line, the statement of cash flows."
* "Pitch me a stock."
* "What is a challenge you have experienced and how did you overcome it?"
Sample Answer