I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at KKR (New York, NY)
Interview
Series of zooms and in-person meetings at their office in Hudson Yards. Very high-tech, smooth process from the candidate experience lens. One inevitably was looking for someone a bit more junior.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe what you like and don’t like about your current role
Multiple rounds - intro coffee followed by follow-up interview with moreteam members. Take home case study and interview on same followed by final round confirmatory interview with senior staff members
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk me through your current role and day-to-day and how this can be applied to this role?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at KKR (New York, NY) in May 2024
Interview
This was for an associate position within KKR's Global Institute. Had a 30 minute interview with a member of the HR team. Didn't make it past this but it was unclear what the rest of the process was.
Associate applicants have rated the interview process at KKR with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 44% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 70 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at KKR overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at KKR as a Associate according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Presentation: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Background check: 13%
Personality test: 13%
Phone interview: 8%
Drug test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
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