McCarthy Capital Interview Questions

4 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (66%)

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.

3.5
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (71%)

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.

2.8
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (32%)

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.

Interviews at McCarthy Capital

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Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2023
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division N/A
Location Omaha
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Year 2015
Job Title
Group/Division Leveraged Buyouts
Location Omaha
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Associate
Year 2014
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Transportation
Location Omaha
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2013
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investments
Location Omaha
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - McCarthy Capital Examples

Intern Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Omaha
Interviewed: February 2023
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Phone call interview with the managing partner at the firm who was an alumnus of my school. I contacted him via email and I had asked about the position and he connected me for an interview.
Interview Questions
Why are you interested in growth equity vs venture capital and buyout PE?
Why Nebraska?

Vice President Interview - Leveraged Buyouts

Anonymous interview candidate in Omaha
Interviewed: December 2015
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Staffing Agency
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Initial screen was a call with member of investment team. Next interview was an in-person interview with all members of the investment team. Relatively straightforward process - nothing atypical.
Interview Questions
Nothing in particular was very difficult. Most of the discussion revolved around my prior deal experience (i.e. taking a deeper dive into the deals I had worked on to better understand my investment mindset/process). I was asked what I thought about the valuation, capital structure, the underlying company, potential exit opportunities and additional ways to create/extract value. Other questions were fit based and served as a test to see how I would work with the team. All-in-all there was nothing hard.

Associate Interview - Transportation

Anonymous interview candidate in Omaha
Interviewed: September 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Contacted by recruiter and interviewd with both VPs and Associates during a 3 hr process. Getting the interview setup and coordinating schedules went well. Everyone was nice and professional. They were in no need to fill a position, but just interviewing local candidates to get a sense of the local talent. Firm typically hires straight out of B school and focuses on folks with a connection to NE. Overall was a fine experience, but they definately didn't seem like they had any intention of hiring anyone.
Interview Questions
Walked through Resume
Accounting Questions
Free cash flow questions

Investment Analyst Intern Interview - Investments

Anonymous interview candidate in Omaha
Interviewed: November 2013
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The head of the firm is a graduate of my school so he recruits one intern every year to begin in the spring and work for nine months. The internship is to assist in any research, modeling, and analysis their associates/analysts require of you. I have been told by a family friend of the president that the internship is kind of a bitch job though and you don't actually get too many learning opportunities.

The interview process is one phone interview and then one interview in their office that is just one on one. Neither were particularly difficult. Compensation I believe is about $10-12 an hour. It should be noted that they don't have much of a history of hiring their interns after graduation.
Interview Questions
How do you manage to handle multiple projects at once? What are some times when you have struggled to finish a project and how did you get through it? I believe their goal here was to see if you have any experience with long periods of multitasking. This internship will require a lot of different demands from multiple managers so they want to make sure you have experience juggling a lot of different projects.
What is one company you admire and why? This question is intended to get a judgement on your personality and what you look for in a successful company. Naming a company for ethical reasons is not a bad idea but make sure that it is also successful with profit-creating.