Silver Point Capital Interview Questions (2024) - 2 Entries

Silver Point Capital Interview Questions

2 total interview insight submissions

Interview Experience (83%)

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Interview Difficulty (48%)

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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Interviews at Silver Point Capital

Get Prepared

Year

Job Title

Group/Division

Location

Experience

Difficulty

Intern

Year 2013

Job Title Intern

Group/Division

Location Greenwich

Experience

Very Positive

Difficulty

Difficult

Intern

Year 2011

Job Title Intern

Group/Division

Location Stamford

Experience

Very Positive

Difficulty

Very Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - Silver Point Capital Examples

Summer Analyst Interview -

Anonymous interview candidate in Greenwich

Interviewed: February 2013

Date Submitted: Mar 06, 2013

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Group Interview

Interview

First round of the interview was on campus at Penn. Two analysts took through a case study after the general walk me through your resume type questions. Case study consisted of simplified financials for a hypothetical company. Was asked to describe what I would do if given a week to prep for this investment and then walked through how I would value the different levels of the capital structure. Second round (final round) was in Greenwich. It consisted of four interviews. One was a case study, another technically driven, one personality based (HR women there in addition to another analyst), and another essentially a sales pitch from them.

Interview Questions

Describe how you would spend a week studying an investment opportunity in the newspaper industry.

Explain why different industries have different EBITDA multiples.

Why distressed versus other types of investing?

Sample Answer

Financing Interm Interview -

Anonymous employee in Stamford

Interviewed: October 2011

Date Submitted: Oct 10, 2012

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month

Application

Phone Interview

Interview

The pre-interview process was seamless, with a human resources professional contacting me to set up a time. I had one half-hour phone interview that was quite pleasant. This was definitely one of the nicer and easier interviews I have been on. The interviewer asked me a lot about myself and my interests. It really seemed like he was trying to get a feel for the type of person I was. This makes sense since it is a relatively small company. I was asked some typical interview questions as well (i.e. how do you work in groups). He also asked me about my previous work experience, however it did not seem as important as trying to judge my personality. My one piece of advice is be yourself and do not over think it. They want to see that you are someone they can spend every day with in a small office. As for the job itself, the people are fantastic. The office culture is very close and everyone is willing and able to help with any question you may have. The additional benefits (food, outings, etc) are a huge plus as well. I definitely recommend considering this company.

Interview Questions

As mentioned, the interview questions were not difficult. One of the more thoughtful questions was: tell me about a time you effectively worked in a group and what role did you play.

Tell me about your previous work experiences. What were some of the aspects you liked and did not like.

Sample Answer