Centerview Associate Lateral
Can anybody provide insight into what the Centerview lateral associate interview process is like? Are there modeling tests and all the typical hoops to jump through or is it more focused?
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6months of interviews, full on model from a blank page then a most likely rejection call from HR
idk of youre joking
Found the guy who won’t be able to lateral to Centerview
Super helpful!
Any insight?
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In all seriousness,
1/ They are huge on references - if you know someone already there, that’s the best way to get an interview
2/ I am not sure they use any of the usual suspect HHs
Pretty sure they do. Not CPI or Henkel but talked to a reputable HH about some opportunities and Centerview came up, I had no interest in pursuing so I have not detail
1) They only hire laterals opportunistically - there is never a real need for additional headcount and as a result, the threshold for being hired as a lateral is much higher
2) Very lengthy and intense interview process... 9+ interviews over 2-3 months
3) Lean on referrals or one or two specific HH firms. Essentially will not get an interview without getting through a recruiter recruiting for a specific role or through a strong referral
4) Multiple rounds of technical interviews with acc/dil math in your head, LBO math in your head, brain teasers, etc
Overall, it is a long and tough process. Because they only hire opportunistically, they have no real need to fill seats and can cut your process off at any point in time if they determine they don't need to hire another person
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are there particular groups that are in greater need of hiring due to anticipated growth or attrition? they are still on the relatively smaller side so it would make sense that they have many coverage groups that are subscale
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Depends on what level, also ignore title
Biotech? Nah
Legacy consumer? Nah
Rx? If things pick up, could see a sr As / early P hired for sure. Probably the most likely
Industrials? Maybe looking for a P1 and As1 in 1-2 years if the group continues to exceed its budget
FIG? Half the mid levels are laterals - could see a hire in the more As range but i don’t have great visibility here
High growth consumer? Will likely hire an As1-3 within a year if the VC partner keeps sourcing middle market sellsides
RE? Not really a focus of the firm due to lack of senior interest
Healthcare services? Depends on A2A retention over the next 2 years. They kept 1 rockstar analyst, tbd on the 3rd year one. Hard to see any hires here for awhile since the industry isn’t very specialized
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I’ve mainly worked in biotech, legacy consumer, and a random business services client here and there so those are my closest understandings. Overall, the best chance to lateral over is to work with the HH and to either work in an industry of need or get in fresh with the As1s (more unlikely since the firm hires way too many dogshit diversity MBAs now).
What makes the analyst such a rockstar?
How big is their FIG team and how is that structured?
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