Going on my 7th, 8th and 9th round interviews for a PE MF. Is it normal to have so many rounds?

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Even for a PE Mega Fund that’s quite a bit. Even at the last round at PE funds, I’ve had at max 3 MD interviews (after the modeling and 2 VP-level interviews) and even that was a stretch.

I would guess that it means that they are quite split between you and another and are hoping for either something distinctive or just survival of the fittest.

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Seems to be the norm these days.

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More than normal. Once had to go through 13 rounds.

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Bro what 🤯

By rounds do you mean interviews? Like it’s your 7-9th interview with the firm? If not how many interviews per round? Jeez.

To be more precise on why I think it’s normal, I did 12 interviews and one case study of 12 hours at my firm’s office. I think it’s a good sign that they take care to hire well.

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