Insight Partners updated standing/difficulty
What is the general consensus on insight partners, the tech growth equity firm based out of NYC? Their latest fund XI was a huge success so just curious as to how well known they are in finance, how hard it is to get a job there, and what exits would look like
Pretty unrelated, but I remember applying there for an internship back in undergrad. I went to a complete and utter non-target, so I knew I wouldn't have a shot in hell, but decided it would just be one more rejection for the pile so why not.
Part of the interview involved sending them a video cover letter, which I hadn't heard of before (learned it was just a Hirevue, except not on the Hirevue platform). I looked it up and saw a whole bunch of them were posted online in public YouTube and Vimeo links, and all of them were a bunch of grainy and poorly lit videos of uncomfortable-looking dudes awkwardly staring into their webcams and repeating their resumes.
So what I did instead was just put my resume and answers to their questions in a slideshow, convert it into a video and send it over. After a few days they sent me an invite to the next round, but I turned it down to interview with the bank I would end up interning with instead.
Anyways, hope that helps answer how hard it is to get a job there.