GT Entrepreneurs: Private Equity Analyst Intern
The Position
Internships. An undergraduate seat at a firm that backs traditional searchers all the way through the raise.
Cycle: Three rotations a year: fall to winter, winter to spring, and summer.
Applications are open.
At a Glance
- Location
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in person only.
- Pay
- Unpaid
- Compensation
- Unpaid, which the firm states plainly on the listing rather than leaving unsaid.
- What You Do
- About twenty hours a week for ten weeks, on searcher outreach, the firm's proprietary data, and its newsletter.
- Recruits On
- It recruits on campus, through schools rather than from operating experience.
- Who Can Apply
- Undergraduate business students weighing private equity after graduation.
The Company
GT Entrepreneurs is reviewed in full in the directory, with its model, pricing, and the searcher case for and against it. It also backs searches, so the same page carries its fit as a backer and how to approach it. Read the GT Entrepreneurs review.
Interview Prep
These programs do not publish their interview scripts, so this is the shape a internships program hires on, what it is really weighing, and how to arrive ready.
The Typical Arc
- A resume and interest screen.
- A skills check: light financial modeling and a sourcing or diligence task.
- A conversation with the searcher or team you would support.
What It Is Assessing
- Modeling and diligence fundamentals.
- Sourcing hustle and how you organize a target list.
- Genuine interest in the search model, not just a summer seat.
How to Prepare
- Have the acquisition math down: build a projection and underwrite a deal. Underwrite a Deal
- Show you can source: a target list built from a screen. Deal Screener
- Learn the model end to end so you speak the language. the Roadmap