Golden Gate Capital Interview Questions

2total interview insight submissions

Interview Experience(44%)

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3.5
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty(91%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

3.5
  • Very Easy
  • 容易
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult

Interviews at Golden Gate Capital

Year Position Location Group/Division Experience Difficulty
2011 VP San Francisco N/A Neutral Difficult
2013 Associate San Francisco Investments Positive Average

VP Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Recruiter

长度的过程

1-2 months
Interviewed: 2011

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

Had a good interview process with GGC in their Industrials group. Met with several VPs and Principals and had a mix of case-type and fit/background conversations. Focused on deal experience, business insights and personality.

Interview Questions

What would your boss say is your biggest weakness

Associate Interview - Investments

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Recruiter

长度的过程

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: May 2013

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

Contacted the firm through the recruiter. Scheduled a 1 on 1 face to face interview. The interview went well, and was mostly fit-based but had some case examples, "what would you do if..." scenarios. The interviewer was very nice, down-to-earth, and easy to talk to. Gained insight into the PE industry as well as the firm. Did not receive offer though, so maybe my fit wasn't as great or my on the spot analysis was less than steller.

Interview Questions

What about your current job do you not like? Give me 3 examples.

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Give me 3 of your greatest weaknesses. How do you plan to remedy them?

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Given a business, what are the 3 key things you would look at to invest in them? Why do you want to look at those 3 things?

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