Target monkey who graduated from non-target zoo. Landed an interview with Vista Equity Partners. What do I expect?

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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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?

 

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

 

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