Vulcan Value Partners Interview Questions

5 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (100%)

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.

5
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (93%)

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.

3.6
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult

Interviews at Vulcan Value Partners

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Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Equity Research
Location Birmingham
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2020
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Investment Management
Location Birmingham
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2016
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Birmingham
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Birmingham
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Equity Research
Location birmingham
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Vulcan Value Partners Examples

Summer Analyst Interview - Equity Research

Anonymous interview candidate in Birmingham
Interviewed: November 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Skills Test
Interview
30/70 behavior and technical in nature. Very easy to talk to employees who made the process super easy. First round consisted of phone screen with a few basic technicals. After that moved to the super day, which was 6 interviews or so back to back, and a paper DCF thrown in there at the beginning of the day. Talked from partner and CEO down to analyst, all being as helpful as possible.
Interview Questions
Why would you invest in a company in a downturn macro environment?

Research Intern Interview - Investment Management

Anonymous employee in Birmingham
Interviewed: February 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
3-4 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Three to four phone interviews followed up by a superday. In depth stock pitch and more conceptual technical questions. You buy a house for $100k and finance it with 30% down payment and take a mortgage out for the rest. What is enterprise value and what is equity value?
Interview Questions
In depth stock pitches, if you buy a house for $100k and finance it with 30% down payments and take a mortgage out for the rest, what is enterprise value and equity value

Junior Analyst Position Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Birmingham
Interviewed: 2016
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Send aplication online with an investment idea. I had phone interview with three people. Then I went there for in person interview
Interview Questions
Nothing too fancy. They were just curious about my background. They like my investment idea.

I pretty much talk to multiple people at the firm. They all kind of ask the same questions. They were trying to figure out what type of person who I am and whether I would fit int o the culture.
What do I do for fun?

How I got interested in? What all investment that I have made so far? How much I made ? and how much I lost? why? We somehow got into the option trading. I was explaining how I made money by trading spreads

Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Birmingham
Interviewed: March 2014
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Phone interview with one analyst, before 1 on 1 interviews with different members from the team. Very much a personality fit.
Interview Questions
If you were unable to recoup the initial investment, but you were guaranteed a $100 dividend every year, and wanted a 20% return on your money, how much money would you be willing to invest?

Answer: $500

Equity Research Summer Analyst Interview - Equity Research

Anonymous employee in birmingham
Interviewed: 2014
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I met with each research analyst at the firm. (There are six). Each asked me about my resume, and what my thoughts were on Value Investing. It seemed to be a "Fit" interview, with many questions being about me, or my personality, and less about my intellectual skills, although there were a few.
Interview Questions
Tell me your thoughts on Value Investing, and how it fits into your own personal investing philosophy.