Providence Equity Interview Questions

4 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (66%)

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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.

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Interview Difficulty (79%)

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.

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% Interns - FT Offers (39%)

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 Providence Equity

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Intern
Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Balitmore
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Associate
Year 2020
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Private Equity
Location Boston
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
2nd Year Analyst
Year 2019
Job Title 2nd Year Analyst
Group/Division Private Equity
Location New York
Experience
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Difficulty
Difficult
1st Year Associate
Year 2008
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division
Location
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - Providence Equity Examples

Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Balitmore
Interviewed: June 2023
Date Submitted: Sep 02, 2023
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
First round was a phone screen with HR
From there, I was scheduled with a one on one with an Associate who would then go over technical questions (Standard behavioral IB questions)
Interview Questions
Nothing was out of the ordinary. It is a Private equity firm, therefore, brush up on PE technicals. Know the ins and outs of a LBO.
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Associate Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: August 2020
Date Submitted: Jan 05, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
Interview
The interview consisted of three rounds, inclusive of a 3-hour modelling test. The first round was largely behavioral, second round had technical aspect, with the third round being an excel test and presentation.
Interview Questions
1) What is one Company or sector that you would invest in or you think we should look into?
2) What differentiates our Firm from the other growth equity firms?
3) Review / walkthrough the LBO test and discuss ProForma balance sheet and the associated assumptions made
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PE Associate Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: July 2019
Date Submitted: Jul 11, 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Recruited by headhunter to interview with PSG (Peovidence strategic growth). Had a one on one with HR and then a one on one intro meeting with two PE professionals.
Interview Questions
They asked me how a dividend recapitalization impacts the 3 financial statements. This question was tricky because dividends in an LBO are modeled differently than in a div recap because of 100% cash flow sweep. They also asked me to walk me through my deals and my resume in general. They asked about specific ties to Boston which unfortunately I did not have. They also wanted me to elaborate on why PE to the point where I did not really have any more room to expand (make sure you have a great great answer to this)
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Associate Interview -

Anonymous employee in
Interviewed: May 2008
Date Submitted: Nov 28, 2011
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
Interview
I was contacted by a headhunter after completing two years in investment banking. My interviews included meeting with an HR person and then meeting with several members of the private equity team in one on one interviews. At the end of the interviews, I had to take a modeling exam. Using filings for a public company I built an LBO model from a blank excel and then I explained it to a couple interviewers and answered questions about the company and my model inputs. I had a few hours to do the model.

The interviews were very fit based. Not many technical questions. Mostly walk through resume, talk about deals you worked on, etc. All of the interviewers were very nice.
Interview Questions
Why might a radio company and a newspaper company trade at different multiples? Which one would trade higher? If both had similar growth, EBITDA margin, and risk profiles, why might they trade at different EBITDA multiples?

I responded by talking about industry trends, that newspaper was declining more than radio, and that newspaper probably required more ongoing capex.
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