Month of Interview:
March
Industry Detail:
Private Equity
How long did the interview process last?:
Less than 1 month
Intern
Group/Division/Type:
N/A
What did the interview consist of?:
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
How did you get the interview?:
Applied Online
What were the most difficult or unexpected interview questions asked?:
1. Do you know what an LBO is?
2. Why private equity? Do you want to get into private equity in the long run? Do you want to do banking at all, since most people in PE have gone down the IB track?
3. What are your biggest strength and weaknesses?
4. You're involved in an investing organisation on campus - what valuation techniques have you learned?
5. How do you work as part of a team?
6. Tell me about a time you had to deal with an underperforming teammate.
7. Describe a clash between your professional and private life.
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Overall, how would you describe your interview experience?:
Positive
Please describe the interview / hiring process.:
Emailed NGP's principal and received a reply within an hour, set up a phone screen (all behavioral) with CFO, and then a 1 on 1 with one of their searchers (resume walk through, high level questions of LBOs and valuation).
Overall, how difficult was the interview?:
Average
Official Undergrad School Name:
Overall Undergrad GPA:
3.7
Undergrad Class Year (or expected):
2020
Degree 1:
AB or BA
Major 1:
Economics
Varsity Athlete:
No
Millitary Program (ie. ROTC):
No
Race:
Asian
Sex:
Male
Outcome of Interview:
Accepted Offer
Year of Interview:
2018
How did you answer each of these questions (please be specific)?:
Tried to be as honest and straightforward about my answers since the interviewer was an ex-banker and would see through any BS immediately.
1. Told interviewer that I had a high-level understanding of the model but not intricately familiar with it.
2. Wanted to get into PE because of exposure to a variety of industries, but willing to do IB for the exposure and learning - especially of technicals, valuations, heavy workloads.
4. Told them I had learned discounted cash flows, comparable companies analyses, and various ratios.
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