I'm currently midway through 5 processes and really struggling to manage my time between prep, the interviews themselves and the day job. I probably made the mistake of saying yes to too many headhunter reach-outs, assuming that I wouldn't progress too far with many funds.
Is it feasible to pull out of a process midway through (after model test and 1 / 2 interviews), or will headhunters feel put out? I believe I'd be better off concentrating my efforts on the funds I'd most want to work at.
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You can get to final rounds at all 5 of them and still come up empty handed. I wouldn’t pull out of any, with the nature of PE recruiting you have to expect the worst and assume after each round the people competing with you are equally if not more impressive.
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Unless you really wouldn't want to work at any of the places, I'd stay in them. But if you wanted to pull out of a process, just tell the HH that you're no longer interested, I've done it before, they shouldn't be too upset.
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