Norwest Equity Partners Interview Questions

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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 (86%)

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.

3.3
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult

Interviews at Norwest Equity Partners

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1st Year Associate
Year 2021
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Generalist
Location Minneapolis
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
1st Year Associate
Year 2018
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Generalist
Location San Francisco
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
1st Year Associate
Year 2017
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Generalist
Location San Francisco
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
1st Year Associate
Year 2017
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Generalist
Location Minneapolis
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Norwest Equity Partners Examples

Associate Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Minneapolis
Interviewed: December 2021
Date Submitted: Mar 04, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
First two rounds were phone interviews with MDs (behavioral). Final round was 5 interviews (Associates, VPs, LBO & case study)
Interview Questions
Paper LBO, How can a company go bankrupt if they have positive NI
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Norwest Venture Partners Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: May 2018
Date Submitted: Jun 22, 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Organized first-round interview with recruiter. First-round interview was mainly behavioral with specific questions around how I would source a potential investment.
Interview Questions
Interview and I spent about 10 minutes of the first-round interview going through behavioral style questions. Typical questions of walk me through your resume and walk me through a deal that you've worked on. Interviewer seemed to also be testing my interest in San Francisco. Beyond that, the remaining part of the interview consisted of how I would go about sourcing a potential investment in the company and the considerations I would have. Interviewer asked me follow-up questions at each stage of my response.
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Norwest Venture Partners Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in San Francisco
Interviewed: June 2017
Date Submitted: Feb 07, 2018
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
They moved very fast, it was an initial screening with a VP and then suddenly I was scheduled to talk to everyone on the team.
Interview Questions
One of the GPs asked me why my Linkedin connections were so low, basically accused me of being unsociable. The rest of the interview was pretty standard. I wasn't expecting a second model test. They had me do a model test at home and when I flew out they asked me to improve on the model. I guess it is to make sure people are not cheating prior to setting up the meeting.

They are really sourcing focused so most of the questions were not about technical knowledge but how I would go about finding new businesses to call. This was unlike most of my PE interviews.
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Norwest Equity Partners Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Minneapolis
Interviewed: December 2017
Date Submitted: Jan 24, 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Presentation
Interview
First round was a skype interview. Mostly fit questions and one easy accounting question. Next round was a superday where you met with the entire team. They sent you a CIM a week before the final round and you had to build a model (based off their template) and create a couple of powerpoint pages (SWOT analysis and additional diligence action steps). The interviews were all fit except the case study and one paper LBO.
Interview Questions
- Market sizing question - light bulbs in Australia.
- Case study on an industrial company - SWOT analysis and model
- Paper LBO - it was fairly easy as they walked you through it, just make sure you don't make any mental math errors as that ends up being the biggest challenge. They also asked a few follow up questions on the LBO.
- Many fits questions - why Minnesota, tell me about a time you made a mistake, tell me a time you worked with a difficult colleague, where do you see yourself in 5 years, etc.
- Make sure you know your deals well
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