The Burgiss Group Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (67%)

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Interview Difficulty (0%)

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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 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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% Interns - FT Offers (41%)

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 The Burgiss Group

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Year 2017
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Asset Management
Location Toronto
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
Intern
Year 2016
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Private Equity
Location Hoboken
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
Intern
Year 2011
Job Title Intern
Group/Division
Location Hoboken
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
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Year 2012
Job Title Intern
Group/Division
Location Hoboken
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Very Negative
Difficulty
Very Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - The Burgiss Group Examples

Intern Interview - Asset Management

Anonymous interview candidate in Toronto
Interviewed: November 2017
Date Submitted: Dec 12, 2017
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Applied via OCR and was contacted for a pre screen. Basic questions about company knowledge and finance along with walking the interviewer through my resume.
Interview Questions
Interviewer asked which group of the firm I was looking to interview for but the job was specifically posted with a group listed which was a bit odd. Other than that just basic "tell me about a time where you demonstrated leadership" and "tell me about a time where you resolved conflict with a coworker" behavioural type questions. Asked about the interviewers personal story behind how they got started at the firm and they elaborated quite a bit and smiled. Minimal amount of technicals, basically just had to show interest
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Private Equity Intern Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous employee in Hoboken
Interviewed: January 2016
Date Submitted: Oct 29, 2017
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
It was a very quick and smooth interview process. Interview was only one day and it was extremely easy.
Interview Questions
There really were no unexpected questions asked. The interviews were extremely easy and all behavioral.
What are your strengths?
What are your weaknesses?
The office is very quiet how would you handle that and can you try to change the atmosphere?
Why would we hire you?
What do you know about private and equity and why do you want to work in private equity?
Tell us about the financial statements? How would you explain the financial statements to someone who knows nothing about them etc. Just prepare behaviors and you'll be fine.
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Private Equity Analyst Intern Interview -

Anonymous employee in Hoboken
Interviewed: December 2011
Date Submitted: Jun 27, 2012
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The company posted a listing on my school's career website. I sent in my resume and was called 2-3 days later to come in for an interview. The interview consisted of 2 1-on-1 interviews. Both asked very similar questions. Nothing technical at all was asked. Both asked questions about my resume. They then asked what I knew about the company and what it does/what kind of software it provides its clients. After that they told me what I could expect from the internship. I was called the next day and offered the internship.
Interview Questions
What does the Burgiss group do? What products do we offer? What did you do in your previous internships?

The Burgiss group has three main services, Private I, Private informant, and Private IQ.
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Private Equity Research Intern/Financial Research Intern - Unpaid Interview -

Anonymous interview candidate in Hoboken
Interviewed: 2012
Date Submitted: Apr 25, 2012
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Background Check
Interview
Got in touch with recruiter via e-mail and scheduled an interview. The interview process in person included two 1 on 1 interviews. All behavioral questions, nothing technical. Just know the basics of what Private Equity is - the company offers software and information solutions to investors. They are looking for people with a basic understanding of the industry, what they do, and people to input a lot of data into excel and you get "exposure to the world of alternative assets". If you are somewhat decent in Excel and know the basics of the industry, you should be able to get an offer.
Interview Questions
What does Burgiss do? The Burgiss group is a financial services and technology firm. It offers software based solutions and data for limited partners in private equity and other alternative assets. Main solutions include Privatei, Private Informant, and Private iQ. Privatei was designed from scratch for alternative investments. It helps manage private investments and evaluate performance. Features include multi-current report, calculation engine, performance analytics (IRR measures), investment multiples, etc.
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