Prudential Capital Group

Asset Management

Est Annual Revenue:
$100m+
AUM:
$75bn-$100bn
Industry: Asset Management

Prudential Capital Group Interview Questions

13 total interview insight submissions

Interview Experience (87%)

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Interview Difficulty (92%)

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% Interns - FT Offers (82%)

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Interviews at Prudential Capital Group

YearPositionLocationGroup/DivisionExperienceDifficulty
2020Investment Summer AnalystNew YorkGeneralistPositiveAverage
2019AnalystSan FranciscoGeneralistNeutralEasy
2019Investment AnalystLos AngelesDebt Capital MarketsVery PositiveEasy
2019Summer Investment AnalystDallas, TX, USAOil & GasPositiveAverage
2019Summer AnalystNew YorkGeneralistVery PositiveAverage
2018Investment AnalystChicago, IL, USAAlternative InvestmentsNeutralAverage
2018Summer Investment AnalystNewarkInfrastructureNeutralAverage
2017Senior AssociateDallasSecurities UnderwritingPositiveAverage
2017Investment AnalystNewarkInfrastructureVery PositiveDifficult
2018Portfolio AnayatDallasPowerPositiveAverage

Investment Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in New York

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

2-3 months
Interviewed: September 2020 Date Submitted: Oct 04, 2020

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Other

Interview

I applied when applications in July. Received the first round hirevue in August and then the Superday invite in September. The hirevues were pretty much behavioral and some position related questions. On there superday, there was a 45 minute exam on some debt ratios, etc. and then four 30 minute interviews.

Interview Questions

The most unexpected was when I was asked what debt investment I would invest in.
Sample Answer

Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco

Outcome

Declined Offer

Interview Source

Employee Referral

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: November 2019 Date Submitted: Aug 20, 2020

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test

Interview

Was put in touch through a family friend who was an MD in one of Prudential's regional offices. From there was reached out to by the MD of my office of choice and they decided to offer me a direct super-day. Super-day usually consists of a written exam, however, due to my connection I was able to skip that and do one-on-one interviews with all the VPs, Directors and MDs in the office.

Interview Questions

Nothing really. I knew pretty much what to expect so no difficulties. For traditional candidates, I've heard its usually the written exam and questions around credit investing.
Sample Answer

Investment Analyst Interview - Debt Capital Markets

Anonymous employee in Los Angeles

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Employee Referral

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: December 2019 Date Submitted: Jun 12, 2020

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Personality Test
Background Check

Interview

I applied online. Spoke to an analyst for a phone interview. Then was invited to complete two video round interviews. Following that had a superday, not bat at all. There was a written assessment test, followed by four interviews with the rest of the team, mostly behavioral.

Interview Questions

The questions themselves were not all too difficult. No questions about current market conditions. Overall I'd say brush up on technicals for the written assessment test. Be familiar with how to invest as a credit investor (i.e. what metrics to take into account). Also be very careful what you put on your resume, I had to go back and explain a model in proficiency what I did two years ago in college. Finally, got asked where do you see yourself in a few years, so have a good answer for that! It's a great group of people, so just being yourself and showing you're technically proficient and fun to be around should be enough.
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Summer Investment Analyst Interview - Oil & Gas

Anonymous employee in Dallas, TX, USA

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Employee Referral

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: August 2019 Date Submitted: Sep 25, 2019

Application

1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Personality Test
Other

Interview

After you apply online you fill out a digital introduction. After that, you complete a Hirevue and then hear about superday decisions.

Interview Questions

Hirevue was "what's the difference between ebitda and free cash flow" and "why energy?" During the superday, most of the questions were behavioral (tell me about yourself, why major, why energy). Only received 2 technical questions during in person interviews. One was an easy one about bonds (how to price a bond given these spreads) and another was something like "given the projected financial statements of a project from 3 years ago compared to the actual financial statements from the past three years, what factors would you look at to see whether this was a good debt investment or not." Another question was "tell me something going on in renewables right now."
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York

Outcome

Declined Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: September 2019 Date Submitted: Sep 22, 2019

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview

Interview

Did 2 hirevue interviews which they actually watched, then got a call to go to a superday in the NYC office shortly after

Interview Questions

Why should I hire you and not the other people interviewing? What makes you unique? How good are your analytical skills? What experiences in school have taught you the most?
Walk me through the three statements and how they link together.
Why are you interested in this role and what is your long term career goal?
What are the key differences between debt and equity financing?
Walk me through the major valuation methods and how they compare to each other.
Tell me about your previous summer internships and how they are relevant to this position
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Investment Analyst Interview - Alternative Investments

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago, IL, USA

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: October 2018 Date Submitted: Feb 27, 2019

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview

Interview

On campus interview (30 minutes) followed by superday in Chicago office. Superday consisted of 5-interviews with Associates, Vice Presidents, and Directors. Standard behavioral questions with mostly normal technical questions with almost nothing regarding the specific industry the firm operates.

Interview Questions

How did your internship in public investing lead you to this opportunity? Why are the skills used in stock/bond analysis transferable to lending/private markets?

Which of these three firms operating in separate industries would provide the best/worst loan opportunity and why?

What is mezzanine debt and how does it differ from other types of debt? How does it operate within the capital structure?

How does 10 million in amortized goodwill make its way through the financial statements?

Why this firm in particular?

Sample Answer

Summer Investment Analyst Interview - Infrastructure

Anonymous employee in Newark

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: October 2018 Date Submitted: Oct 19, 2018

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test

Interview

Applied online and through campus careers. Completed a HireVue two weeks later, which they actually watched. Interviewed on site through a Super day which included 7 interviews.

Interview Questions

What makes a company attractive from a debt perspective?
Walk through the financial statements
What's the affect of a $1 Million increase in Depreciation on the Financial Statements?
What's the affect of buying $1 Million in Inventory on the Financial Statements?
What story was about Prudential in the Wall Street Journal yesterday?
How does Prudential generate capital to lend?
What's cheaper and why, debt or equity?
If you know that one month from interest rates will drop, should you buy a bond or short a bond and why?
Sample Answer

Senior Associate Interview - Securities Underwriting

Anonymous interview candidate in Dallas

Outcome

Declined Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: March 2017 Date Submitted: Jun 26, 2018

Application

Phone Interview
Group Interview

Interview

First round phone interview with a Senior Associate followed by a visit to the Dallas office to meet the team.

Interview Questions

Lot of questions on Prudential Capital, why you wanted to be there, what differentiated them from other shops. Take was that they have a lot of people come in & try to leverage this into a seat at a mezzanine fund at some point rather than focusing on building a career at Prudential.

Basic bond math questions, some questions on capital structure composition, surprisingly wasn't asked any deep industry-specific questions.

Some questions on how the market has evolved from their perspective, how do you best assess the credit quality of a particular project, etc.
Sample Answer

Investment Analyst Interview - Infrastructure

Anonymous employee in Newark

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: September 2017 Date Submitted: Apr 24, 2018

Application

1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Skills Test
Drug Test
Background Check

Interview

Came on campus for first round 1 on 1. Invited to superday following week. Had dinner with other candidates and team members the night before superday. Superday started at 7:30 with 1 hour written test, and 7 interviews. Got the offer within a week.

Interview Questions

Walking the VP through a balance sheet and income statement explaining how everything flows and evaluating what type of company it could be based on the given info.
Analyzing which investment would be best given a certain situation i.e. hurricane prone environment.
Walking through a cash conversion cycle and how it affects a company, product vs service.
Explaining different multiples and ratios and how they relate to analyzing an investment.
Would you choose infrastructure or lease financing team and why.
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Portfolio Anayat Interview - Power

Anonymous interview candidate in Dallas

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: January 2018 Date Submitted: Mar 11, 2018

Application

Phone Interview

Interview

Very casual. The phone screen interview was all informative and personality questions. Nothing real estate specific.

Interview Questions

Tell me about a deal that you worked on and specifically how you contributed to the deal.

What was the most stressful part of your last job and how did you handle it?

What do you know about the power group here at Prudential and the overall track record of the Dallas office?

If you had to narrow your best skill down to one, what would it be and why?

What do you see yourself doing in the next 10 years?

Why have you not found a job and did you not receive an offer from your prior internships?
Sample Answer