Third Bridge interview questions

After passing an initial screening, a phone call was set up with someone within the connections team. I waited half an hour after the agreed time but never received a call. Having set up a second phone interview date, the interviewer finally called me. The entire phone conversation was highly unprofessional. Firstly he claimed that I had gone to a different university. It is clear that he was looking at another applicant’s CV and hadn’t even bothered to look at mine. He then asked me a lot of generic questions about courses at university which were completely irrelevant to the position rather than my work experience. I want to emphasise that the recruitment company was very helpful, however Third Bridge itself was the most careless, unprofessional and uninterested interview I’ve ever had. Going forward, I will actively encourage anyone considering applying not to do so. Instead, I’d recommend a company such as Alpha Sights which has a much more professional interview process.

I applied online and then had a phone screening, a video interview, and an on-site interview with two individuals from HR. The phone screening was more trying to get a feel for my background, academic experiences, and knowledge of the role and the company. The video interview involved some repetition of the questions from the phone screening with an addition of more behavioral questions (e.g., When was a time you failed and how did you deal with it?) The on-site interview involved some standard interview questions that you might find online, some behavioral questions, and then more role- and industry-specific questions (e.g., Do you know what a private equity firm is? Do you have experience meeting numerical targets?) I also had to do a case study with my interviewers where I had to map out the supply chain and stakeholders for a random industry (cosmetics) and at the end, identify a relevant expert from that industry and give them a pitch phone call. I would highly recommend prospective candidates to do some research here and be prepared to do a phone pitch. I really bungled mine and think that likely influenced their final decision. The reason I've rated this interview experience as negative is that I didn't always feel very listened to by my interviewers. During my video interview, I noticed my interviewer using his phone while I was responding to his questions and, during my on-site interview, there were moments where my interviewers looked like they were zoning off and not paying any attention. I also notice that some interviewers seem to just be riddling off questions and waiting for the candidate to use some buzz word or highlight some experience that they're looking for, rather than trying to have a two-way conversation where they get to know the candidate as an individual. I also just don't think I liked the vibe of the office. I found my interviewers kind of jocky and arrogant, not very welcoming. Most of the employees are young so it almost feels like a fraternity, and I think you miss the warmth and emotional intelligence that some more seasoned and older HR candidates can provide.