How to get into private equity: winning offers

How to get into private equity: winning offers大部分candidates都太集中做modeling tests和technical questions, 但係對其他既question categories準備不足Private equity interviewers, 例如investment banking interviewers, 都係基於cultural fit做決定既 – 所以你要懂得build a model, write an investment thesis 和回答questions成功的四大要素：你答得到technical questions, 又砌到一個好model你能夠指出自己想入industry既原因—例如有investing既經驗, 好鍾意分析industry, 對公司和買賣有深入了解等等你能夠add value to deals – 最重要係展示你能夠獨立工作既能力Pass the Airport testSo You Win a Private Equity Offer: What next?off-cycle recruitment process: 如果你收左個offer, 最好都係accept the offer,入到PE既機會真係好難得。on-cycle recruitment process: 你可以嘗試shop it around 去win other offers—話唔定你會搵到其他offer架No Offers: What Now?如果你最後都攞唔到個offer, 你可以諗諗自己係咪喺以下幾方面做得不足：Not getting enough interviews?Not telling your story effectively?Failing the technical parts and case studies?Not having relevant enough experience?當然, 最重要係改善不足啦！你都可以嘗試做多d networking, 入Business school進修, 或者先做住一d “stepping stone”既職位, 例如Big 4 Valuation / M&A等等Final Thoughts on Breaking into Private EquityPE recruiting process唔要咁多intellectual horsepower砌Excel model其實唔難, 最重要既係plan out your story, prepare the deal discussions你必須要了解你想搵邊類型既firms, 你自己既background同PE有何關係, 同埋訂好proper strategy!最後, 小編祝各位同學仔入到PE, 展開一段充實又副有挑戰性既生涯！