Lots of conversations with investment team, with interviewers ranging from analysts to IC members. Overall, each interview varied in terms of behavioral or technical, but skewed from behavioral compared to other PE firms.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Someone will likely ask for a paper LBO and "why PE?"
Standard private equity associate interview process with mix of behavioral and technical questions, several rounds of interviews with multiple people and a model test followed by an in person super day
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Stone Point Capital (Greenwich, CT) in Dec 2019
Interview
Two in person first round interviews with VPs. Asked about deal experience, paper LBO, basic technicals. Followed by super day in person with 10+ team members. Some fit, mostly asking about deals, so know your numbers and your deals in and out. No modeling test
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What type of business would have positive working capital?
Walk through your deals?
Paper LBO
Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Stone Point Capital with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Stone Point Capital overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Stone Point Capital as a Associate according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 29%
One on one interview: 29%
Phone interview: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Background check: 14%
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