Pantheon Ventures Interview Questions

2 total interview insight submissions

Interview Experience (74%)

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.

4.5
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Interview Difficulty (51%)

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.

2.5
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% Interns - FT Offers (20%)

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.

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Interviews at Pantheon Ventures

YearPositionLocationGroup/DivisionExperienceDifficulty
2017Summer AnalystSan FranciscoGeneralistPositiveEasy
2013AssociateSan FranciscoInvestmentsVery PositiveAverage

Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in San Francisco

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: April 2017 Date Submitted: May 26, 2018

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview

Interview

The first part of the interview process was a phone interview with a younger associate. It was more of a screening than an interview and was 100% behavioral/why PE/why Pantheon. Then came 3 in-person one-on-one interviews in the office a few weeks later. Many of the questions were again behavioral, with very limited questions on actual finance knowledge.

Interview Questions

Honestly, the questions were not meant to be difficult. The bulk of the questioning was meant to gage my interest in the firm and the industry rather than my qualifications. I think my resume spoke for itself and they wanted to make sure I was prepared to answer why I wanted to specifically work there.
The most difficult question for me personally was about what I had done outside of school to prepare me for the internship. I had not done too much preparation in terms of gaining financial knowledge outside of school so initially I thought that was the hardest question to answer.
Sample Answer

Associate Interview - Investments

Anonymous employee in San Francisco

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Staffing Agency

Length of Process

2-3 months
Interviewed: January 2013 Date Submitted: Dec 18, 2013

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
Personality Test
Drug Test
Background Check

Interview

Process was initiated by staffing agency, Michael Page International. After MPI made the introduction, the Pantheon process begain with two phone interviews on separate days. Following the phone interviews there was a set of five interviews on one day, followed by a case study to be presented during the subsequent 5-person interview superday.

Interview Questions

Propose a specific private equity investment and defend your investment thesis?
What have been the best and worst private equity transactions over the past five years?
Why would you want to work at a FoF versus in a specific private equity strategy such as venture, growth, or buyout
Sample Answer