Star Mountain Capital Interview Questions

7 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (91%)

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.

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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.

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Interview Difficulty (94%)

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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  • Difficult
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% Interns - FT Offers (49%)

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 Star Mountain Capital

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Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Credit
Location Tampa
Experience
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Year 2021
Job Title Intern
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Location New York
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Location New York
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Year 2020
Job Title Intern
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Location New York
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Interview Questions & Answers - Star Mountain Capital Examples

Private Credit Summer Analyst Interview - Credit

Anonymous employee in Tampa
Interviewed: September 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
The interview process was relatively seamless. I applied in August through my school Handshake, had a coffee chat with a current intern two weeks after applying, a first round interview with two analysts in the New York office, and a final interview with a VP in the New York office. I received an offer two weeks after the Superday interview.
Interview Questions
1. What happens to the the private credit market as rates go up? 2. Is credit a volume driven business?

Intern Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: March 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Starts with meeting the analysts on the team, then the associate, then the VP/Director, and finally the MD/Partner.
Interview Questions
They were all pretty standard interviewing questions, and none of them were really difficult or unexpected.

Spring Analyst Intern Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: November 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
The interview process was pretty lax. The first interview was with another intern at the company with only behavioral questions. I got to round 2 and am now going to speak with an analyst at the company.
Interview Questions
They did not ask anything too technical and mainly had alot of behavioral questions.

Investments Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: August 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Total of 5 interviews:

-HR
-Intern
-Analyst
-Analyst/Associate
-COO

All interviews may be technical but I wasn’t asked any by the Intern or the COO. Teams interviews or phone calls. Know your basic technicals, and about the state of the market.
Interview Questions
Asked about the state of the Private Credit market and further outlook

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: March 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
First round phone call with associate

Superday consisting of 4 interviews, 30 minutes each
Analyst - Analyst - Associate - MD
Interview Questions
Describe the capital structure in as much detail as you can

What makes a company a good fit for a credit investment

Investment Intern Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: December 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Other
Interview
4 rounds of interviews. First two rounds with interns. Next round with an analyst. Next round with an associate. And final round with C-level executive.
Interview Questions
I was asked to explain strong characteristics of the different following investments: senior term loan, subordinated debt, and equity.

Private Equity Intern Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: August 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
The first round was a 1 on 2 interview. I interviewed with an analyst and an associate. Mostly behavior and situational questions. Heard back in 2 weeks. The second round was 3 separate 1 on 1 interviews with 2 analysts and an associate. Involved with technical and behavior questions.
Interview Questions
Nothing super unexpected. Technicals were focused on accounting and investment. Behavior were pretty standard. About the brain teaser, the last analyst came to the room with a chess board and asked my how many squares are there. One unexpected part is that one of the analysts did grilled me super hard about my resumes and past experience. I met unexpected interruption and was told that a trading comp cannot be used in private companies, which I doubt. However, the analyst left no room of explanation.