Search Fund Partnership Questionnaire
Essay by Nicolas • June 10, 2011 • Study Guide • 1,473 Words (6 Pages) • 1,977 Views
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Personal
* What motivates you?
* What are you passionate about?
* What things do you like to do outside of work?
* What kind of things don't you like to do?
* Are you introverted or extroverted (do people give you energy?)
* What kind of people do you associate with? Why?
* How do you deal with conflict? Do you tend to avoid conflict?
* What is your financial situation? What is the size and timing of any financial obligations?
* What is the minimum salary you would take in the search fund process?
* What is the minimum salary you would take as head of a company?
* What do you expect your salary will be in the search fund process?
* What do you expect your salary will be in acquiring a company?
* Are you willing to take less / more salary for more / less equity?
* What are you most proud of?
* What would you say is your biggest disappointment?
* What is your general life philosophy?
* What is your definition of success?
* Do you want to get married and have kids?
* If so, how soon? What complications could arise from personal relationships?
* What other personal complications might get involved with the search fund process?
Childhood
* What is your family situation?
* How many siblings do you have?
* With whom do you have the best relationship?
* Who was your mentor growing up? Why?
* Where did you grow up and what things did you do?
* How would you classify yourself in high-school?
* What accomplishments, academic or extracurricular, did you achieve?
Major life decisions
* What were the most important decisions in your life?
* What influences shaped those decisions and why did you make those decisions?
* What is your biggest regret?
Prior work experiences
* How many companies have you worked for?
o What were they?
o Why did you select those jobs?
o How much money did you make initially and then by the end (separate cash + bonus)?
o If you switched jobs, why did you switch?
o For each job, what did you enjoy most and what did you enjoy least?
* What are your biggest professional successes?
* What has been your biggest professional failure?
o What did you learn from these experiences?
* Do you have deal experience?
o If so, what were the deals like and who were the parties involved?
o Have you ever dealt with lawyers or accountants? What did you learn?
o Have you ever had to negotiate against someone? If so, how did it go?
o What is your negotiation style?
o How do you deal with aggressive people?
o What is your preferred method of dealing with people?
o How do you value deals?
o What items would you pay extra for? What items would you pay less for?
* Finance
o Do you have significant accounting knowledge and strong understanding of financial statements?
o Have you ever been in an analyst/forecasting role?
o Do you have strong excel / financial modeling skills?
* Selling
o Have you ever had to sell a product or service?
o If so, what was it and were you successful?
o If not, have you ever sold anything else? Was it successful?
o Do you enjoy selling?
o Have you had to maintain customer relationships?
o Have you ever pitched to new customers?
o Do you like facing customers?
o What is your primary style in dealing with customers?
o Are you a good presenter?
o Do you like presenting?
o How do you like to present yourself (attire/dress)?
* Hiring / Firing
o Have you ever had to hire some directly?
o If not, have you had to interview many people? If so, what things do you look for?
o Was it your decision or a team decision?
o What would be your general hiring strategy/philosophy as the CEO of a small business?
o Have you ever had to fire someone?
o If not, have you ever been involved in the firing process or around it? If so, how did it go and what would you have done differently?
o Do you think its better to build people up or quickly determine whether they are capable and if not let them go?
* Leading
o How would you characterize your leadership style?
o Have you ever had direct management skills (i.e., did people report to you?)
o If so, how many and what was your approach?
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