I'm doing an summer analyst internship at a MM bank right now. Me and a bunch of other people in my class got a blast email from a recruiter a VEP about summer networking events they're having in Chicago and NYC this month. I applied and (surprisingly) was invited.
Does anyone know anything about VEP's analyst program or recruiting process? I couldn't find too much online. I've been trying to get smart on the firm and tech in general. Today I read some CIMs from their companies my bank had sold and it seems fairly interesting, but I'd love to get insight from anyone else
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Do you mind sharing what types of questions were on the online aptitude tests? I understand that there's a personality one and a cognitive one, but would appreciate any insights!
They only take a couple of Analysts, and mostly from Stanford or another top school.
I was looking through their website and LinkedIn and they have 10 analysts currently and most went to Duke, Harvard, Princeton, etc. There are a few current and a few previous analysts (and A2A associates) who went to like Lehigh or OSU. But, all of the analysts are summa cum laude / phi beta kappa / highest distinction and most every studied computer science and / or worked in the M&A or tech group at a big bank. That made me feel like the networking event was a firm marketing event to increase brand awareness than it is an indicator of the likelihood you’ll even get an interview
I believe it’s a fairly new analyst program, so its difficult to say what exactly the analyst experience will be like. It’s obviously a very good firm though, so it’s probably worth attending the networking event and seeing how they describe the program and the expected roles/responsibilities of an analyst. They do also seem to be hiring more and from a wider variety of places than the other PE analyst programs.
Believe that they've been doing this for ~10 years.
For reference, an alumni of my high school ended up doing the program then going into banking because he felt there was a glass ceiling in his current role.
Anyone hear back for first rounds yet?
first rounds already happened? Guess I didn't get selected, I did get an aptitude test though.
Superday will be Aug 4th in NY, so I assume if anyone hasn't heard back about first rounds yet, there's a low chance that'll happen.
Did you hear back?
Have you heard back anything from first rounds (with a private equity analyst/associate)? They mentioned video interviews happening (i'm guessing that's going on now), but want to confirm.
I work for a (partially) Vista owned company. They're very stringent on what they invest in and who they take in. If you have the opportunity to start there, I'd definitely say take it.
I'm sure you already have, but review their portfolio of holdings they list on their website, because it's all over the place (but in a good way). Different portfolio members are going to have different natural markets, values and potential business, so make sure you check that out.
Has anyone received an invite to the superday yet?
Any comments on what the aptitude test was like?
Pretty basic - just a ton of random SAT like questions and you need to answer as many as possible.
Heard they have great culture and hours
really?
It was founded by Robert Smith, the wealthiest black person in America. Oh, and he also married this former playboy playmate. https://www.instagram.com/h.o.p.e.s.m.i.t.h/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/p/BkYA1KYB3Ql/?taken-by=h.o.p.e.s.m.i.t.h
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bcdgmv-HHD9/?taken-by=h.o.p.e.s.m.i.t.h
The guy is my hero.
Vista rarely hires from outside for an above associate position. They have had the analyst program for 16 years and many current partners started as analyst. Strong track record of analyst to associate promote too. The summer analyst program is very new though.
Anybody hear back yet for a first round?
Curious about this too!
Which headhunter covers Vista?
Superday was on the 15th in Austin for the summer analyst program - offers are out.
Anyone participate in first rounds for the Analyst position in SF/CHI posted a few weeks ago?
What do you know? I did not but I want to know more.
I think the process is still going on. I know Vista’s timeline is very drawn out. You need to do well, around 40+/50, on the cognitive test to be considered.
I completed my application a couple of days ago including the CCAT. Wasn't too hard, but I struggled with some of the vocab bits (which is unusual), but still pretty sure I didn't drop more than 10 (I only managed to answer 49).
I don't have any IBD/PE/HF experience though, so wondering if I'd get dropped anyway even if my CCAT scores are half decent.
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Have you heard back? I've got nothing...
I got a notification "Someone at Vista Equity Partners viewed your profile" on LinkedIn a couple of days ago. That's about it lol.
just PM'd you! @newyorkermonkey"
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