KKR
An investment firm that runs private equity, infrastructure, real estate, and credit strategies, with a capital markets arm and an insurance business.
- 5
- programs
- 0
- open now
- Private Equity Summer AnalystPEExpected
- Private Credit Summer AnalystCreditExpected
- Private Equity Summer AnalystPENo data yet
- Private Credit Summer AnalystCreditNo data yet
- KKR Sophomore SummitPENo data yet
How KKR recruitsTypical for Private Equity
- 1Application
Resume and transcript. Undergraduate programs screen hard on school and prior internships.
- 2First round
Associate or VP. Why PE, deal or internship walkthrough, LBO mechanics, what makes a good LBO target.
- 3Superday and case
A paper LBO or a timed modeling test, an investment judgment case, and fit with partners.
- 4Offer
Fast. Often same week.
KKR does not state its process on its own site, so these are the usual stages.
At a glance
- US offices
- New York, Boston, El Segundo, Houston, Menlo Park, Miami, San Francisco, Washington, DCkkr.com
- Posting now
- No office right now
- Industries
- Private Equity, Private Credit
- Summers
- 2028, 2027
- Last verified
- Not yet
What KKR asks5 from public sources
Which of KKR's values speaks to you most?
First round, why this firm. eFinancialCareers, Nov 20, 2024
If you could make one investment, what would it be and why?
First round, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Nov 20, 2024
What have you done that had an international or geopolitical dimension?
First round, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Nov 20, 2024
Does it matter whether you are the smartest person in the room?
First round, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Nov 20, 2024
Tell me about a time you hit a setback.
First round, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Nov 20, 2024
Filed base salaries16 filings
- Associate, New YorkNew York$165k median, 16 filings
Base salary KKR filed for full-time H-1B hires in front-office analyst and associate titles, decided Oct 2, 2024 to Jun 29, 2026. No bonus, and not intern pay. A row needs 5 filings. US Department of Labor disclosure data
Dates by cycle2
- Summer 2027 Private Credit Summer AnalystOpened Jan 1, 2026. Public record.
- Summer 2027 Private Equity Summer AnalystOpened Jan 1, 2026. Public record.
Seen open from is the first day we saw the posting on the firm's own site. A public record is the firm's announcement or a dated student post.
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