What should I expect in a typical initial call with a recruiting firm that’s actively recruiting for a role? What types of questions should I be ready for?

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Some typical ones

1. Your relative performance within MBB (ratings and performance ratings)
2. Why you are interested in PE Ops
3. How quickly are you ready to jump for the right opportunity
4. Comp expectations
5. Interest in generalist vs. industry vs functional roles
6. Ability to relocate (most PE gigs require you to be in the office at least 3 times per week)
7. Project experience (strategy vs. diligence vs. diagnostic vs. design vs. implementation)

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As a follow-up, what’s unique with the 1-hour follow-up with the recruiter focused on my resume. Should I expect typical “tell me about a time when…” behavioral style questions?

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In addition to D’s response, from my experience, third party recruiters typically focus on a few areas:

- they want to understand if you have the ability to work closely with leadership teams
- if the role is functional, they’ll look for specific examples of your experience in operational roles (supply chain, GTM, finance, etc.)
- at the A/SA level they’ll assess if can you thrive in a (what often is) a highly autonomous role: you’ll work with Portco’s quite a bit without any oversight
- comp expectations

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totally agree with the autonomous part. I work in the portco space and I hear a lot from clients about how “lonely” the job can be. You are over there basically like a one man army just trying to steer the ship.

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For VP or Associate level?

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