Initial 30 minute phone screen interview, which probed deeply into my past experiences and making sure that I had a lot of financial experience. Asked me I knew how to do valuation methods like a DCF. Next was a video interview, with 6 questions, 5 being basic behavioral, and the last one asking to explain the different pros and cons of different valuation methods for a pre-revenue start up. Then came another phone interview with a manager, who asked a mixture of behavioral and pretty hard technical questions. This was an entry level position, but I was still asked in detail about preferred stock features, and the black Scholes model.

3 rounds: (1) 30 minute phone screen with HR (2) 1 hour phone interview with a Manager in the group (3) Over the course of one day had 3, 1 hour long interviews with a Senior Associate, a Director and Managing Director.

The hiring/interview process started with a phone interview from the HR department. I believe this is a preliminary phone screening, as the questions are very broad and generic. A couple weeks later, I received a call from a manager, where questions were more technical and specific. I shared a lot of my previous experiences and everything to have went smoothly. A few more weeks later, I was asked to travel to their San Francisco location for a face to face interview. I was interviewed by five different people and I was tested on the spot on multiple topics, including discounted cash flows, calculating different rounds of VC financing and dilution, estimate the market for certain consumer products in the US, as well as some really interesting questions such as: Why are manholes round? Why are pizza boxes square? Estimate the number of flights in the air in the US at any given time, and estimate the total length of freeways in the US. Although I did not get the position due to a lack of experience (story of my life it seems), it was a really good interview experience and I especially enjoyed the odd but thought provoking questions.