How does Summer Analyst recruiting work at PE Firms?

Some MF Firms (Blackstone, Ares, KKR, Bain Capital etc) have SA apps that are going to open soon. There are also a bunch of MF/UMM firms that have apps that are already open.

How does recruiting work for the summer analyst role at PE firms? How is it different from IB? Do we still have to do the same type of networking we do for IB? How are the technicals different from IB?

Any tips would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!

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