Spectrum Equity Investors Interview Questions

5 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (69%)

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.

3.6
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  • 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
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  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (18%)

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 Spectrum Equity Investors

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1st Year Analyst
Year 2021
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Private Equity
Location San Francisco
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2020
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location San Francisco
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2019
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division N/A
Location Boston
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Associate
Year 2019
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Private Equity
Location San Francisco
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Associate
Year 2013
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Growth Equity
Location Menlo Park
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Spectrum Equity Investors Examples

Analyst Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: October 2021
Date Submitted: Oct 14, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I had 5 questions. 2 Behavioural / Background (Tell me about yourself, and Why GE). 3 Industry questions (Understanding Growth Tailwinds, Understanding Subscription Models, and a mock management call sim)
Interview Questions
Questions about a portfolio company - Grubhub that I wasn't very up to date on. It was a lack of preparation if anything as opposed to a tough question.
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Associate Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: April 2020
Date Submitted: Sep 18, 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Staffing Agency
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
General conversations about tech trends business models portcos I was interested and not interested in. Went up until the mock sourcing cold call, with a portco CEO.
Interview Questions
Cold call was very comprehensive and interesting. Lasted like half an hour.
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Analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: September 2019
Date Submitted: Sep 09, 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
The interview process was standard for growth equity. Consisted of describing portfolio companies and understanding competitive advantages, moats, total addressable for said port cos
Interview Questions
The most difficult question concerned describing the firms portfolio company with both the shallowest and narrowest most.

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Associate Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: March 2019
Date Submitted: Mar 15, 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Had 3 phone interviews with different VP / principal level people. Asked basic fit questions, deal experience, interest in the company, and what portfolio companies I found interesting. Seemed that the two offices were not very coordinated in recruiting.
Interview Questions
Talk through one of our portfolio companies, why you think its interesting (looking for thesis / risks, a rough market sizing, why you think its interesting, and some discussion of competitive positioning) - i think its good to have 1-2 different companies for these questions so you aren't saying the same thing each time
Talking through deal experience - be specific on what the company was, thesis / risks and what you found interesting, what your role was in the deal, how you built the model, what the key sensitivities were
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Associate Interview - Growth Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in Menlo Park
Interviewed: 2013
Date Submitted: Jan 07, 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Began with an overview of the firm, and asked me to go over my resume and tell my "story." Asked why I was interested in switching from banking to investing, and why growth equity specifically. Spoke with 1 VP, which went well, and was then directed to interview with a second VP. Seemed that east and west coast groups are pretty separate. The people I interviewed with seemed very nice and personable.
Interview Questions
There were no difficult or unexpected questions. Large focus of the interview was on an "area of interest" that you have. Would advise research an area in depth. I was able to speak in depth about a sub sector for 3-5 minutes, so didn't get pressed too much on it.
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