Firm Guides
Interview rounds, timelines and London compensation benchmarks for 96 banks, buyout funds and adjacent employers — the process as candidates actually experience it.
Bulge Bracket Bank
10Bank of America
HireVue & £55-85k Base
ReadBarclays
Online Tests & £60-70k London Base
ReadCiti
HireVue, Superday & £60-70k Base
ReadDeutsche Bank
SHL Tests & £55-65k Base
ReadGoldman Sachs
2 Rounds, £55-85k London Base
ReadHSBC
No HireVue Round, £55-65k Base
ReadJP Morgan
HireVue, Superday, £55-85k Base
ReadMorgan Stanley
Superday & £55-85k London Base
ReadNomura
2 Rounds, £50-60k London Base
ReadUBS
Online Tests, HireVue, £60-70k Base
ReadElite Boutique Bank
12Centerview Partners
2 Rounds, Highest Pay on the Street
ReadEvercore
2-3 Rounds, £100-150k London Comp
ReadGreenhill & Co
Mizuho-Backed, £70k London Base
ReadGuggenheim Securities
HireVue First Round, $110k Base
ReadHoulihan Lokey
2 Rounds, £70-90k Base
ReadLazard
Restructuring Focus, £100-150k Comp
ReadMoelis & Company
Sub-3% Acceptance Rate
ReadPerella Weinberg Partners
$247-295k NY Total Pay
ReadPJT Partners
Case Study Round, £70-80k Base
ReadQatalyst Partners
1-2% Acceptance, No HireVue
ReadRothschild & Co
HireVue & ~£70k London Base
ReadWilliam Blair
Paper LBO Every Round
ReadFull-Service Investment Bank
9BNP Paribas
4 Rounds, £60-70k London Base
ReadJefferies
HireVue Screen & £65-75k Base
ReadMacquarie
Mental Maths, £55-70k London Base
ReadMizuho
10-Min Presentation, £64k Base
ReadRBC Capital Markets
4-5 Rounds, £50-60k Base
ReadSantander
Weekend Case Study, 2 Rounds
ReadSociété Générale
3 Rounds, £73k Associate Base
ReadStandard Chartered
Pymetrics, HireVue & VAC
ReadWells Fargo
HireVue, 3 Tries Allowed
ReadPrivate Equity Firm (Megafund)
21Advent International
LBO Test & Case Study
ReadApax Partners
Case Study From Round 1
ReadApollo
Paper LBO Plus Credit-Heavy Questions
ReadBain Capital
Heavy Case Study & Paper LBO
ReadBlackstone
Paper LBO & $350-450k All-In Pay
ReadCarlyle
Paper LBO, US vs London Timelines
ReadCD&R
$26bn Fund XII, 4-6 Rounds
ReadCinven
Case Study & £180-200k All-In
ReadClearlake Capital
Now Owns Chelsea FC
ReadCVC Capital Partners
4-6 Rounds & £90-110k London Base
ReadEQT
Case Study, £90-110k London Base
ReadHellman & Friedman
Paper LBO Round 1
ReadKKR
Paper LBO, Superday & On-Cycle Timeline
ReadNordic Capital
1-3 Hires, Partner-Track Bar
ReadPAI Partners
4-6 Rounds, €7.1bn Fund VIII
ReadPermira
4-6 Rounds & Global Case Study
ReadSilver Lake
2 Rounds, Off-Cycle Since 2023
ReadThoma Bravo
4-6 Rounds & LBO Case Study
ReadTPG
Paper LBO, Buyout vs Growth Equity Seats
ReadVista Equity Partners
Timed Aptitude Test First
ReadWarburg Pincus
Paper LBO & Growth Diligence
ReadPrivate Equity Firm (Growth Equity)
1Private Equity & Credit Firm
5Ares Management
PE or Credit Case, $350k+ All-In Pay
ReadFortress Investment Group
4-6 Rounds & Case Study
ReadHPS Investment Partners
4-Hour Case Study, 4 Rounds
ReadOaktree Capital Management
3-Hour Case Study, 3 Rounds
ReadSixth Street
42-Day Process, 90-Min Case
ReadHedge Fund
9Balyasny Asset Management
3-5 Rounds Over 4-8 Weeks
ReadBrevan Howard
£150k Grad Pay, Up From £90k
ReadBridgewater Associates
Group Debate & $200-250k Pay
ReadCitadel
Quant Rounds & Top-of-Street Pay
ReadCoatue Management
$200-350k Pay & 4-6 Rounds
ReadMan Group
Quant Pay Up to £180k vs Grad £38k
ReadMarshall Wace
TOPS vs Eureka, £125-200k Pay
ReadMillennium Management
4-6 Rounds & Pod Case Study
ReadPoint72
Superday & Rolling Academy Deadline
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