General Atlantic
- 22
- questions
- 5
- stages
How the process runsTypical for a growth equity firm
- 1ApplicationTypicalSmall undergraduate classes; many firms of this kind hire analysts who source companies by calling founders.
- 2Online assessmentTypicalTimed online tests, usually numerical and logical reasoning.
- 3First roundTypicalInterviews on your story, why growth investing, and a company you would invest in.
- 4Final roundTypicalA case or a short investment memo on a growing company, plus fit with senior investors.
- 5OfferTypicalUsually within days of the final round.
Timing between stages shows on each program page once students report it. Firms change formats by year and office; the firm's own invite is the final word.
What it tends to weighTypical of a growth equity firm
- Sourcing, finding and calling founders of growing companies, is a large part of a junior role at firms of this kind.
- Growth and unit economics matter more than leverage, and minority stakes are common.
- Judgment on whether growth will last and what the company is worth at exit.
- behavioral
- 7 questions
- markets
- 3 questions
- modeling
- 8 questions
- technicals
- 4 questions
The General Atlantic set is Pro
22 questions, 5 written for General Atlantic, run as a drill with a 80% pass mark.
Topic drill sets stay free, one a day.
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