The Blackstone Group·Private Equity Associate

The Blackstone Group Private Equity Associate interview experience

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London, EnglandPosted Oct 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I started with Pymetrics and it immediately set the tone: lots of short games designed to measure traits rather than test finance knowledge.

I went through the full set of 12 games, including a balloon-style risk decision where the outcome hinges on when you choose to cash out, a sequence/memory task, and scenarios where I had to decide whether to share or lend money to another player. The questions and mechanics felt familiar after seeing videos online, and the scoring seemed to focus on things like altruism and generosity, memory, effort, and risk appetite.

After that, I moved into a one-way interview. The format was very mechanical: I saw prompts on the screen and had about a minute to answer, with a separate prep window to

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