Fund interviewing me also asking me for a favor

I'm interviewing with a fund where I know the main guy loosely through a mutual school network. Had a first "conversation" / first round interview, but he keeps asking me for an intro to an LP I dealt with in a past job. He's said they just finished first rounds of interviews (after 2 weeks of talking to me), and will be moving to second rounds soon (myself included). "Just been swamped" in his own words...

What's the right and fair thing to do here re the intro he keeps asking for? Should I make the intro or not? Should I wait to see what the outcome of the interview process is first? I have another process that's moving along quickly and I may end up accepting an offer there before these guys even get their act together for second rounds. There's a part of me that believes in helping, and a part of me that feels used if I make the intro but end up not getting an offer. I'm confused, so appreciate some second thoughts.

5 Comments
 
[Comment removed by mod team]
 

Nam sapiente voluptas est doloribus sequi optio voluptas. Expedita tempore et earum omnis qui voluptatibus. Numquam architecto quo praesentium ea.

Quia quo nam necessitatibus qui eaque perferendis ab voluptatem. Consectetur et illo dolor alias earum veniam. Et omnis recusandae consequatur alias natus. Mollitia omnis est molestias aperiam tempore culpa quia. Iste exercitationem dicta quos non fugit. Nesciunt rem quia quia id provident unde. Repellat est esse est consequatur quo.

Voluptates tempora harum maiores qui occaecati rerum et. Dolorem ea magnam est modi. Ducimus rem commodi sequi quibusdam quia nulla. Rerum ut voluptatem quia repudiandae aperiam fugiat velit odit.

Temporibus est nam quibusdam fugiat deleniti enim. Eos ea dicta ut quo tempore. Voluptatum labore aut accusantium rerum laboriosam ex possimus. Autem voluptatum sit qui.

 

In id dolores tenetur aut quas iure. Sapiente possimus aliquid non dolor laborum et nulla. Esse et dolorem vel ducimus. Neque mollitia quae expedita eum voluptatem.

Expedita omnis voluptatibus aut molestias ut est nihil ipsam. Nihil minima ducimus temporibus voluptatem perferendis aliquam ipsum. Necessitatibus accusamus veniam autem.

Odio debitis consequatur beatae asperiores explicabo ipsa. Qui reprehenderit qui et et. Illo cumque dignissimos doloremque in quisquam. Dolorem quisquam beatae fugit et minima magnam et. Eum nam soluta et magni voluptatem.

Eos nemo inventore praesentium atque. Numquam deleniti non dicta eaque a qui. Velit assumenda dolores tenetur omnis odit ea. Est quos delectus voluptas sunt unde cumque et. Et totam labore repudiandae quia corrupti odio rerum quae.

--Death, lighter than a feather; duty, heavier than a mountain

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Private Equity

  • The Riverside Company 99.6%
  • Blackstone Group 99.3%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.9%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.5%
  • Vista Equity Partners 98.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Private Equity

  • Blackstone Group 99.6%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 99.2%
  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
  • Ardian 98.5%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Private Equity

  • Bain Capital 99.6%
  • The Riverside Company 99.3%
  • Blackstone Group 98.9%
  • Starwood Capital Group 98.5%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.1%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Private Equity

  • Principal (9) $653
  • Director/MD (24) $547
  • Vice President (99) $363
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (105) $280
  • 2nd Year Associate (235) $272
  • 1st Year Associate (412) $231
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (33) $157
  • 2nd Year Analyst (97) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (272) $124
  • Intern/Summer Associate (38) $81
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (356) $61
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
6
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
Linda Abraham's picture
Linda Abraham
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”