I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at StepStone Group (Zürich)
Interview
The interview lasted 2 hours with 7 different people. Each of them had specific questions depending on their team and expertise. Most of the question were related to private markets and private debt to get an overview of my knowledge.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain why private debt is an all weather asset class
Almost entirely behavioral — focused on your story and motivations. Expect deep dives on why StepStone Group, why secondaries investing (TMAY), and how your background lines up with their strategy. They’ll test clarity of thought, conviction, and whether your “why” holds up under pressure.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at StepStone Group (Beijing, Beijing)
Interview
The off-cycle internship has one round online interview and one case study. Received an offer after around 1-2 weeks after the case study. The interview was carried out by analysts, no senior people involved in the process.
Internship interview, basically just background questions about your experiences, and your understandings of the company, what do you know about the company and the position. Also you can ask about your questions.
Intern applicants have rated the interview process at StepStone Group with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 10 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 Intern according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 31%
Phone interview: 23%
Presentation: 15%
Personality test: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
Background check: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
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