How to answer “why private equity” in interviews? Please help!

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This is not the correct answer.

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I have a PE interview tomorrow and am thinking the same thing.

I want it mainly bc it gives me access to the operations of portcos - why I got into consulting, but also a different view of the transaction and deal process. I still need help with it though

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Are you going deal or ops role? Think that’s the right message for an ops role, but you should understand what interests you about investing if it’s a deal team role

Be able to see longer term impact of the work you’re doing compared to consulting, wide variety of work for intellectual stimulation, strategic work and finance, exposure to c-suite executives and PE MDs to develop your own skill set quickly

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