Private Equity Interview First Round.. How Do I Prepare?
Got offered a first round interview with a PE firm on campus. 2 interviews, 30 minutes each. Was told on Friday, interview is on Monday (tomorrow).
I met a few people in the company at office hours and I have NO IDEA how I even got an interview (5 people on campus were selected for first rounds). I'm studying ecn/math, had the intention of working in data science, but really just went to meet the recruiters for networking practice.
How technical will the interviews get? How screwed am I? I have some industry knowledge, but there's no way I can learn how to walk through an LBO in a day.
Also, just out of curiosity, what do recruiters in the industry look for? I left the room thinking I was a total dud (they were intensively watching me the entire time), and I was shocked to be given an interview.
Thanks!
Depends on the PE firm naturally. I've only had two interviews.
The technical questions they asked for me only really got to IB level of technicality + understand how LBO works.
I'd like through BIWS 400 questions guide and try to absorb as much as possible starting with valuations and then understanding the concept of LBO (which shouldn't be too hard)
Small PE shop onsite interview what to expect? (Originally Posted: 09/20/2017)
Hi everyone, so I have an onsite interview at a small PE shop this Friday. The internship was supposed to be just sourcing deals and some qualitative research, but I asked the owner if interns have chances to get exposed to financial modeling. He called me the afternoon I sent him my resume and he asked quite a few technical questions.
I got most of them right, 1 wrong, but I guess he didn't expect me to get all right. Not too deep, just something about EBITDA, CAPM, Beta, different techniques to value a company, etc.
What technical ones should I expect for the onsite interview? I know that probably will be similar to standard IB technicals, but to what level? I tried to search the forum but there's no straight answer to this question.
Thanks.
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