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Starwood Capital General Intern Interview Questions
& Process

Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.

Based on 8 interview experiences · FREE TO READ

2.3 Rounds average
Average Typical difficulty
37.5% Positive experience

Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Starwood Capital.

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Internship

Other · half a year ago

Intern Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Take home Recruiter call
Interview formats
Behavioral Presentation

They give you a week to complete a Hire-vue, mainly consisting of why Starwood. I would just make sure to go through Starwood's news articles and what makes it stand out to you.

Confirmed questions2 questions
  • Can you explain why you are interested in Starwood?
  • What would you invest in if you had $100 million?
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Intern

Other · nearly a year ago

Intern Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home
Interview formats
Behavioral Other

I had a video interview pretty quickly after I submitted my application. I recall that the deadline for the interview was approximately 5-7 days after the initial notification. There were about 8 questions in the video interview.

Confirmed questions3 questions
  • Tell me about your summer experiences.
  • What motivated your decision to apply to this firm?
  • What led you to select this specific role?
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Intern

Finance · a year ago

Intern Difficult Neutral experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical

There were four rounds of interviews. All interviews are with analysts/VPs, with no formal "superday." Questions ranged from behavioral to technical, with increasing difficulty as rounds progress. HR coordinates all the interview times with you.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • Can you explain a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis to me?

Starwood Capital General Intern Interview Questions

Quoted word for word from Starwood Capital interview reports.

Can you explain a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis to me?

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Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 8 Starwood Capital interview reports.

Interview formats

Behavioral 46.2%
Other 23.1%
Technical 15.4%
Presentation 7.7%
Case 7.7%

Interview difficulty

Easy 12.5%
Average 62.5%
Difficult 25%

Candidate experience

Positive 37.5%
Neutral 62.5%