Heard on-cycle kicked off last night
Heard from multiple sources funds are low key setting up informal chats aka intro interviews. Can someone verify this?!
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Headhunters are still having introductory meetings, so I don't know how that would be possible.
a couple MFs reached our informal coffee chats but stressed they are not starting interviews
This is for those who are starting their second year, correct?
Any idea about recruiting for new first-years?
Do you know which ones?
Heard some MFs are preparing to interview kids over the weekend
Hasn't started yet - just informal coffee chats from at least one MF (guess who)
Who?
Interviews going to start early this week
How do you know so ?
Work at one of the firms that is doing these chats and helping out with recruiting
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from past experience... when you hear that MFs are having "coffee chats, but not interviewing" it means they are interviewing in the next 2-5 days
good amount of kids in my group / at other places have still yet to get CPI and a few other HHs nailed down for meetings - sounds like a lot of people in same boat. Would the cycle really start if HHs are telling funds they have big backlogs of kids to talk to still?
Assume they don't care about that if they've already spoken to enough people
Thoma Bravo started coffees on Saturday. Many other firms had started them as of today.
Interviews probably to kick off early this week based on historical precedent. Assuming firms will likely offer the choice of either in-person or virtual interviews to candidates.
We started reaching out for coffee chats on Friday. I think our interview process will be fully virtual (levels out the playing field, accelerates timing, don't have to worry about vaccination status, etc.). Would expect it to kick off soon but think we are planning to hold tight.
The coffee chats aren't interviews (not what TA did 2 years ago) but pretty informal chats given the lack of connectivity we have had with prospective candidates. The process didn't kick off when you posted this so please don't mislead people. That said, everyone should be prepared at this point.
Some of the coffee chats I had were essentially (non-technical) first rounds that I wasn't expecting, so YMMV
I think coffee chats are really the definition of first rounds these days. Come in prepared.
I heard people being invited for "coffee chats." Regardless I'd be prepared for things to kick off quickly at any point. Would highly recommend doing some mocks with Bryant Street Advisors though I wouldn't be surprised if they're swamped right now
Thoma bravo fwiw is doing interviews this week
Random question as to how you should expect to hear in on-cycle recruiting. This is a generalized question, but will take TB as an example.
Say you met with Gold Coast last week. We know that TB is reaching out to candidates. If TB has not reached out to you, did you get dinged?
Also wondering
I feel like the set of people who get a coffee chat is smaller than the set who get an interview - they just want really top candidates to get more touch points at the firm. Could be totally wrong tho - this is just what one firm told me.
Also curious...do you just assume you got dinged if you know others got coffee chat invites? Or is it possible to still get an interview invite?
Did anyone get an invite to coffee chat with a PE firm from a HH but then the HH ghosted when it came to scheduling coffee chat with said PE firm?
Yes. Don’t know what’s happpening lol
Ok maybe the HH is just so swamped? Can't imagine being invited to coffee chat and then being dinged without doing anything?
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