Temasek Interview Questions

26 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (86%)

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
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (99%)

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.

3.4
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (58%)

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 Temasek

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Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Experience
Difficulty
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2022
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Generalist
Location San Francisco
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2022
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location London
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Assistant Vice President
Year 2022
Job Title Assistant Vice President
Group/Division Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)
Location San Francisco
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location San Francisco
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location SF/NY
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Assistant Vice President
Year 2022
Job Title Assistant Vice President
Group/Division Industrials
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Private Equity
Location
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location London
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Associate
Year 2020
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division N/A
Location beijing
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
Assistant Vice President
Year 2021
Job Title Assistant Vice President
Group/Division Investment Research
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Temasek Examples

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: May 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Personality Test
Interview
Personality Test -> Case Competition -> Case Study Debrief Session with 2 team members -> another Case Study -> Superday (3 rounds)
Interview Questions
Management team or business model -> what matters more?

Summer Associate Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: October 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Other
Interview
After a screening of our application and SHL tests, you have to take a video interview, in order to get into the step 2 of the recruitment process: pitching a stock and then the assessment center day.
Interview Questions
In which sector should Temasek invest?

AVP Technology investing - privates Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: July 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Resume questions, career background etc.Asked about investing experience, themes interested in, etc. 2nd round asked about which company you thought had one of the best business models. Then paper LBO/implications of change in Depreciation on BS.
Interview Questions
The paper lbo but wasnt that difficult.

summer associate Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in San Francisco
Interviewed: June 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Interview
It was a very long process. Multiple rounds were required. Prepare for intense case studies and long interviews.
Interview Questions
Given the current market, what IRR do you think you should assign to the target company.

Associate Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in SF/NY
Interviewed: June 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
The interview is a pretty long process. Be patient. Also try your hardest to do well in the case study, since that is (arguably) the most important part in the Superday.
Interview Questions
How did you value the company? (in case study)

AVP Interview - Industrials

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: May 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
1-hour 2-to1 interview with people from Singapore headquarter. Much more technical than expected. Require knowledge in evaluating different stages company.
Interview Questions
How would you measure the growth rate of multiple expansion?

Intern Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous employee in
Interviewed: November 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
Interview
Initial group interview, general questions on past experiences and some technicals. Next interview was a 2 hours case study which was really difficult and meant to test your reasoning and thought process behind concepts. Not expected to know the correct answer necessarily. Interview structured to be a tense situation on purpose.
Interview Questions
Case study question on Berkshire Hathaway's stock split of Kraft Heinz.

Summer Associate Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: November 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
First round - tests
second round - hirevue
third round - weekend long case study
fourth round - HR interview, Case Study presentation & questions, Technical interview
Interview Questions
Valuing a hairdressers

Associate Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in beijing
Interviewed: April 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Presentation
Interview
Applied online and then received email from HR team for a screening video interview. The first round was with an AD, then followed by a take home case study. Then there was a presentation for the case.
Interview Questions
COVID impact on private equity mkt

Associate Interview - Investment Research

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: March 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
Interview
One intro call with manager, followed by a multi-day case study and a presentation. Then another 1 on 1 call with head of the group.
Interview Questions
What didn't you like about your current job?