Break Into PE: The Complete Recruiting Program
An end-to-end private equity recruiting program designed to prepare you for every stage of the interview process—from your resume and personal story through technicals, deal discussions, case studies, mock interviews, and final-round preparation. We’ll build a personalized recruiting plan based on your background, target firms, experience, and current skill gaps, then work through each stage of the process systematically. This package includes: Resume review, positioning, and recruiting strategy Behavioral interview and personal story development Detailed deal and investment discussion preparation PE technical interview preparation, including LBOs, returns, valuation, and accounting LBO modeling and case study preparation Investment thesis and presentation coaching Full mock interviews with detailed feedback Superday and final-round preparation Ongoing coaching and targeted preparation as interviews arise The goal is to make sure there are no weak links in your recruiting process and that you’re prepared to perform confidently from the first interview through the final round.
What's included
My approach is direct, practical, and highly individualized. We’ll start by identifying exactly where you are today and what is most likely to hold you back in the recruiting process. From there, we’ll build your preparation progressively—first establishing your story and core technical foundation, then moving into deal discussions, investment judgment, case studies, and realistic mock interviews. Having worked as a Private Equity Vice President, I focus on how investors actually evaluate candidates. I’ll challenge your thinking, pressure-test your answers, and give you specific feedback on what is working and what needs to change. The goal is not just to help you memorize interview answers. It’s to help you understand the material, think like an investor, and become a candidate who can confidently handle whatever comes up in the process.
- Complete preparation across every major stage of PE recruiting
- Stronger resume, personal narrative, technical skills, and deal discussions
- Repeatable frameworks for LBO modeling, case studies, and investment presentations
- Confidence and readiness to convert interviews into offers
Meet your expert
Dan B.
Former PE VP | Deal Execution + Board-Level Experience | $250M → $5B Portco
I’m a former Investment Banker and Private Equity Vice President with experience investing in high-growth software, AI and technology companies, including working on an investment in a company now valued at $5 billion. My PE experience spanned the full investment lifecycle, from sourcing and diligence to financial modeling, deal execution, and portfolio company strategy. My path into private equity wasn’t seamless. I spent close to a year interviewing before breaking in, so I understand firsthand how challenging and frustrating the process can be. Over time, I learned that success goes beyond knowing the technicals—you need to understand how investors think, communicate with conviction, and know what interviewers are actually assessing. I bring experience from both sides of the table and provide direct, practical coaching across IB and PE interviews, technicals, LBOs, case studies, deal discussions, and recruiting strategy.
