Vista Equity Partners Interview Questions

27 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (92%)

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.

3.9
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  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (98%)

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.

3.3
  • Very Easy
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  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (52%)

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 Vista Equity Partners

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Year 2023
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Healthcare
Location Austin
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2023
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Private Equity
Location Austin
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
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Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Software
Location Austin
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Positive
Difficulty
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Year 2022
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)
Location Austin
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
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Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)
Location Austin
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Year 2021
Job Title Director
Group/Division Generalist
Location Austin
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Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Private Equity
Location Austin
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
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1st Year Associate
Year 2021
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)
Location Austin
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Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2018
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Austin
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Difficulty
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1st Year Analyst
Year 2020
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location Aubrey
Experience
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Difficulty
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Interview Questions & Answers - Vista Equity Partners Examples

Summer Analyst Interview - Healthcare

Anonymous interview candidate in Austin
Interviewed: March 2023
Date Submitted: Mar 20, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
Applied online. Completed online test and received a first-round invitation. 30 minutes interview. No referral/networked contacts
Interview Questions
market sizing - how many coffee shops in US
Tell me about yourself, walk me through your resume
are you interested in tech
tell me about a project/transaction/investment you worked on
mental math questions
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Summer Analyst Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous employee in Austin
Interviewed: February 2023
Date Submitted: Mar 05, 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
First-round, then second round, then 4-interview superday. Technicals were not that difficult, basic accounting, math, etc.
Interview Questions
Why Software?
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Private Equity Summer Analyst Interview - Software

Anonymous interview candidate in Austin
Interviewed: September 2022
Date Submitted: Oct 09, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Interview
Applied online, took personality and IQ test. Had a first round/screening interview- very easy/basic, only lasted 15 minutes. Next week had a second round interview. Interviewer was super nice and we mostly just talked, only asked basic why pe, why vista, why software, finished with a few easy technicals. Superday was a week after 4 interviews plus retaking the IQ with a proctor. Personally felt that the superday was a very chill and easy day compared to most other firms. Most interviewers were very conversational and relaxed, only one really grilled me. I think a lot of importance in placed on the IQ and personality tests. Then with such easy interviews, beyond just answer correct and speaking confidently, I would assume that they are looking to see if your personality test alights with the things you are saying.
Interview Questions
Talking about a portfolio company was the one thing I really got drilled on. He would just fire questions at me about opinions I had on the company, like their weaknesses, what I would do to improve it, things like that. Otherwise, interviews were very easy, especially the technical one.
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Summer Analyst Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)

Anonymous interview candidate in Austin
Interviewed: March 2022
Date Submitted: Apr 07, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Interview
Process is two 1st round interviews, followed with a 4 interview superday. When you first apply, you have to take a CCAT (50 questions in 12 minutes). Then, interviews are a mix of behavorial, technical and situational questions.
Interview Questions
How would your friends descirbe you?
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Research Intern Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)

Anonymous interview candidate in Austin
Interviewed: March 2021
Date Submitted: Feb 19, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Interview
Learned about the program through my school. Then I applied online and completed a personality test. Had a phone screen following thing with an analyst.
Interview Questions
Why Vista Equity Partners
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Director Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Austin
Interviewed: March 2021
Date Submitted: May 13, 2021
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Interview
Interview process involved:

1) CCAT/Cognitive exam taken offline
2) Personality test
3) Screening interview with MD
4) 1x1 interviews with 3-4 current directors on team
Interview Questions
Questions around how I would grow a platform as a service business. Focused on sales optimization techniques
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in Austin
Interviewed: April 2021
Date Submitted: May 03, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Interview
To begin, to get an interview for Vista Equity Partners, you first have to take their CCAT test that they send you after submitting your application
Interview Questions
This was for the second round, I've converted to Super day. They asked mental math and asked about tech/saas-specific sector insights
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Associate Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)

Anonymous interview candidate in Austin
Interviewed: December 2021
Date Submitted: Feb 02, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Interview
There was a first round screening with the recruiting firm. That was followed by an online IQ and personality test. About 6 weeks later there was a 2 hour modeling test. The modeling test was quite challenging.
Interview Questions
The IQ test was a CCAT test- answering 50 questions in 15 minutes.
Sample Answer

Summer Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Austin
Interviewed: July 2018
Date Submitted: Dec 10, 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I made it to the first round. I was asked mostly behavioral questions with one or two technicals. It wasn't a tough interview but the interviewer was a little preoccupied it seemed.
Interview Questions
Why do you want to work in private equity?
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Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Aubrey
Interviewed: March 2020
Date Submitted: May 24, 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
Was asked to take an IQ test upon applying. Afterwards went through two phone screenings, each with an associate (questions mostly focused on fit with a few basic questions on how PE funds make returns). Afterwards had a Superday that consisted on re-taking the iq test, six 1-on-1 interviews, and a case study component.
Interview Questions
Strong emphasis on fit, connecting with the interviewer, coming off as interesting, and generally standing out as personable. Also want to see a deep interest in technology, particularly B2B enterprise. There's quite a few tech funds so there's also an expectation of understanding why Vista vs another tech-oriented fund like Silver Lake. One of the superday interviews also consisted of a Paper LBO and a few consulting style market sizing questions. Ultimately, the breaking point comes down to fit for Vista.
Sample Answer