I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at StepStone Group (La Jolla, CA) in Feb 2018
Interview
First a 30 minute phone screening with two team members, mostly behavioral questions with some technical ones as well. Then an in-person interview with several team members in different positions, with a couple of quizzes in between. The quizzes consisted of a mix of general PE knowledge as well as some Excel functions. All the interviewers seemed genuinely interested in finding someone that was qualified and a good fit for the team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me what you know about Private Equity.
Why Stepstone?
How does your experience relate to the main functions of the position you are applying?
Name the major PE firms you know.
What advanced functions do you use in Excel?
I had 5 rounds of interviews to know the team. It was all virtual and one in person with the manager. Some technical questions but mostly to get to know me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's the revenue recognition principle under ASC 606?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at StepStone Group (London, England) in Jun 2025
Interview
Process went very well. I connected to the last interview with the principal and the associate and nobody connected. 20 minutes later I recieved an email saying that the process was cancelled. After several interviews and calls that’s how they rejected me.
It was a typical finance interview. Had some technical questions in the first interview and then a model test. The conversation was easy and thought it was going to be harder.
Associate applicants have rated the interview process at StepStone Group with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 57% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 144 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at StepStone Group overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at StepStone Group as a Associate according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
Skills test: 21%
One on one interview: 21%
Background check: 14%
Group panel interview: 7%
Drug test: 7%
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