Sixth Street Interview Questions
& Process

I had a 40-minute interview that was split between a Principal and an Analyst. It was a friendly chat but definitely made me think hard. They asked some really abstract and tough technical questions that needed me to reason through them rather than just spit out memorized facts. A lot of it was about how I'd approach investment scenarios, explaining credit dynamics, and digging into my past experiences from my CV. The vibe was conversational, but they really pushed for structured thinking and going deep.

After an initial HR chat, I had 3 more interviews with VPs and MDs. It was a really nice process, the interviewers were all super friendly. They asked some light technical stuff and checked on my commercial awareness, but mostly they just wanted to get to know me.

I went through 6 interviews and a case study. 5 interviews went really well and I was basically told I had the job, even asked my start date. Then I had one last interview with someone in another office. This last interviewer showed up unprepared and defensive, and seemed to dismiss me right away. He only asked me 2 questions. I asked him several questions, but his answers were short and vague, and the Zoom ended early. I was ghosted for a few days and then told I didn't get the job because that one person didn't like me, not because of my qualifications or anything related to the role. I'm pretty disappointed given the time and effort I put in, and because I really liked the role and the team.

This interview process was super long, taking over two months. I spoke with nine different people for about an hour each, sometimes having multiple interviews in one day. They had to reschedule a few times, which meant I had to rearrange my own schedule more than once to fit them. This was tough because I was working full-time and traveling a lot due to my in-laws being terminally ill and needing to be at the hospital. I thought Sixth Street knew about my family situation, but it turns out only HR was aware, not the hiring managers. My recruiter was supposed to let everyone know that my time and availability were limited. I had a lot going on and had to reschedule and maneuver many things around to make the interview process work. Both my father-in-law and mother passed away during this time, just a month apart, and I was still interviewing. The day after my mom passed, the recruiter called to ask for a compensation form, which I sent. That Wednesday, they told me they were still looking for candidates because they wanted someone with more consulting experience. Consulting was never brought up with any of the NINE people I interviewed with, nor with the recruiter, and it wasn't in the job description or on my resume. It wasn't about not getting the job; it was the fact that I wasted two months of precious time I could have spent with my dying family members, being strung along in this ridiculously long interview process. It was the worst interview experience I've ever had in terms of the number of interviews and the time it took. The people I interviewed with were fine, but it's strange that a company of that size would interview someone for so long when that wasn't who they were looking for. And from what I can tell, that role is still open.