Been fighting like hell to break into banking. Became deal sourcing ninja. Now have PE interview. What to do now? How to prep?
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Thanks for the post! Must've missed your reply.
Hey Brrger, how long did it take you to hear a response after your cognitive & behavioral test?
I actually haven't gotten anything back yet. I'm kinda nervous- forgot that wrong answers weren't penalized and didn't finish the last 10-15 questions like a fool. Tried to sneak my tests in during my lunch hour which probably wasn't a great idea either. How about you?
So you got an interview before you finished the assessment? B/c I got my assessment as soon as I applied
Vista is one of the top tech PE funds, you're fortunate if you've gotten an interview invite and should take it very seriously. I'd hit all the various online PE guides hard.
they are also pretty active, sorry to throw more on your plate but know their recent transactions and try to somewhat understand current landscape. good luck!
In the same shoes here, completed both tests last Thursday and haven't heard back yet (it's Monday now). You guys hear anything yet?
Sorry to bust any bubbles here but if you don't complete the entire test and score 90%+, you're probably not getting an interview.
Agreed to this, missed like 3 in the end but thought I did well. Make sure to finish the test
Wow seriously?
I managed to answer 45/46 out of 50, and thought I did well on the ones I got to
Just got the personality assessment/cognitive assessment test as well.
I finished 43/50 , and I'm almost certain I got all of them right except for one that I misclicked ...
Is that "90% and whole test completed" an estimate or do you have inside information
just bumping to see if anyone had heard back. been abt 10 days since the test for me
How many questions did you manage to finish if you don't mind me asking?
I finished all of them. Been doing GMAT prep so it really helped me on pacing/answering simple problems quickly
Wait, did yours tell you what you got right when you submitted? I don't think mine did
Is this for the analyst opening in SF? I'm not sure if they require a personality assessment test.
They do
hey, did anyone hear back after the assessment? any interviews?
Heard back after the assessment -- this is for the research analyst position, not a private equity analyst position. Anyone have any insight on this position?
how did you feel about the assessment? did you get a majority of questions?
jw cause i took it yesterday
Are you an undergrad applying for the (research/investment) analyst position? Or is this for a pre-MBA associate role?
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@atls29 I just took the assessment. How long did it take for you to hear back?
did you hear anything back yet?
Pretty sure it was roughly over a week until I heard back.
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