I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at PJT Partners in Aug 2019
Interview
30min interview with 2 analysts, was impressed by my answer to why secondaries so the entire rest of the interview revolved around my understanding of the market. Ended with a standard (but harder) accouting question, sounds tricky but really straightforward. Very nice and kind interviewers despite the diffuculties of the questions asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Secondary, then went digging deeply into the secondaries market and came up with technicals on the spot to test my understanding of the market.
They tested my understanding of the secondary market and asked motivational questions. It was not hard and felt like a relaxed conversation. They were positive about the answers and built on them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why secondaries - What's your understanding of secondaries - GP led vs. LP led