Sankaty Advisors Interview Questions

3 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (20%)

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.

3
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (91%)

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.

3.7
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (64%)

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.

Interviews at Sankaty Advisors

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Intern
Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Boston
Experience
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Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Distressed Debt and-or High Yield
Location Boston
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
1st Year Analyst
Year 2013
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
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Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Sankaty Advisors Examples

Summer Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: January 2014
Date Submitted: Aug 07, 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I was away for the first round interviews, so I had a make-up in their office, and it was a pretty standard case interview.
Interview Questions
It was a case interview about an engine manufacturer that works on a regional level. Main point was whether or not we want to invest, and if so, why? Looked into expansion options, how they compare to the competition etc. A little bit of fit/personal stuff at the beginning, but it was pretty quickly into the case, and there was only 1 case.
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Summer Analyst Interview - Distressed Debt and-or High Yield

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: 2014
Date Submitted: Feb 16, 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
First, we had a one on one case-style interview through OCR. The consulting style is definitely different from most finance jobs. Two weeks later, we had a superday with a series of case style interview, and one with HR.
Interview Questions
Case style interview-> would you lend money to a company with x amount of debt and a certain EBITDA in a certain industry.
Case interview question on financing a new sports league. Had to determine the driving factors and do some math regarding the problem.
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Mortgage Debt Analyst Interview -

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: January 2013
Date Submitted: Mar 18, 2013
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter for this position. The recruiter was very helpful gathering my information and giving tips for the interview. The position was in the RMBS division of the firm and interviewer was a masters in engineering from MIT - this should explain the kind of background they were looking for. The interview was a standard 30 mins phone interview, with a few basic resume questions and then 3-4 brainteasers.

The interviewer seemed very on point, and of course being from a technical background interested in detail and the technicals (while I was talking about my background).
Interview Questions
What's the angle between a clock's minute and hour hand at 3:15am
If a loan has a 5% default per year, what's the chance that it will default in a given 10 year period.
If you have a 5 year loan at L+150bps, what's the dollar price change if the new discount margin is 120bps
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