I'm in my final round for an upper MM London PE firm. Scheduled for tomorrow with the big boss. I've heard TERRIBLE things regarding firm culture. Think bad and then multiply it by 5.
The headhunter swears it has and is changing. What type of questions do I ask the Managing Partner to uncover the truth about company culture?
Thanks.
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"Dear Mr. MD, can you please lie to me about your firm culture? Thanks."
on a scale from 1-10; 10 being Apollo, how shitty is your culture?
just ask how he would define the firm's culture and how recent events (if any) have shaped it, and what is different to other's PE culture
keep the question open, and certainlty do not mentioned: "i have heard some pretty bad stuff about your firm....". dont expect nothing more than a positive answer, but maybe you can read between the lines.
Get the offer and then ask the Associates, not the MD.
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