RCP Advisors Interview Questions

3 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (72%)

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
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Interview Difficulty (57%)

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.

2.7
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% Interns - FT Offers (25%)

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 RCP Advisors

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Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2020
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Investment Research
Location Chicago
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
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Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2018
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Generalist
Location Charlotte
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Year 2016
Job Title Intern
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Location Chicago
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Interview Questions & Answers - RCP Advisors Examples

Analyst Interview - Investment Research

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: February 2020
Date Submitted: Jun 27, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
It was 3-4 rounds of interviews with multiple people on the team, first with HR then an Analyst and then Director and Associates.
Interview Questions
Tell me about a time you worked with data
Sample Answer

Summer Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Charlotte
Interviewed: April 2018
Date Submitted: Sep 16, 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
I had a phone interview with an associate that was mostly behavioral and fit questions regarding leadership, teamwork, and failure/challenge situations. I was then invited to a final round interview that consisted of 4 in-person (2 1-on-1 and 2 2-on-1) interviews with analysts and vice presidents that were comprised of behavioral questions and also technical questions about DCF's, valuation methods, LBO's, and equity vs. enterprise value. They notified me two days later of my offer.
Interview Questions
Difference between equity value and enterprise value and a high-level question about merger models. Additionally, an unexpected behavioral question was about a situation where I was the only one with a certain subject matter expertise and I had to explain how I conveyed my knowledge to the rest of the group and explain the subject matter. I also received a question about my least favorite class that I have taken at school. This question as difficult as well because I wanted to be unbiased about the answer but also wanted to be authentic.
Sample Answer

Private Equity Investment Intern Interview

Anonymous employee in Chicago
Interviewed: April 2016
Date Submitted: Jun 27, 2016
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I spoke on the phone with the associate running recruiting and then sent him my resume. Two weeks later I was invited to schedule a phone interview with that associate and one of the partners. Approximately two weeks after that I was notified that I had been selected for a final round interview. The final round consisted of meeting the three analysts, an associate and a VP. The questions were almost all fit and resume based with a few general questions about private equity.
Interview Questions
The VP asked me what I thought was important with regards to evaluating a private equity firm. I quoted a piece of insight my boss last summer had told me about how evaluating a manager was about more than the track record. I talked about team, strategy, and track record all as important pieces of information for evaluating a manager.
Why are you interested in private equity?
I talked about the free market and how private equity worked to everyone's advantage by making markets more efficient.
There were some in depth questions about the valuation techniques I had used for a case competition I had at school.
I told them that I had used a sum of all parts model for the specific valuation we were talking about.
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