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Solid Gig - Intern Ten20 Partners Employee Review

4.0
Apr 23, 2020
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Pros

The founders are probably some of the smartest and most down to Earth guys I've ever met. Very knowledgeable about the industry and love speaking with the interns about deals and their outlook on everything.

Cons

Unpaid, actually a decent amount of work

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5.0
May 12, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Great management team Outgoing to make sure you get what you need Constantly in touch, so everyone is up to date Give you a lot of work, but you are completely responsible for it and all the credit goes to you Young team, vibrant culture

Cons

Not many full-time options at this time

1.0
Jan 4, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

A bit of introductory exposure to how search funds operate. The partners are not unpleasant people, but they are knowingly and willingly taking advantage of clueless college students looking for real experiences. Read below.

Cons

Your day-to-day workflow looks like this: they give you a massive spreadsheet with a bunch of companies. You find the companies on Google and fill in information such as the names of the CEO's, the industries they're in, the website URL's, etc. Needless to say, you don't gain real "private equity experience" by doing this grunt work. It's brain dead and a trained monkey could do it. In fact, I believe the team is just too lazy to find a way to automate this process, instead relying on a bunch of young and hungry college kids to do it for them. To the team, you're just free labor... they don't even train you. And most of the college student interns don't realize they're being exploited for free work. A quick LinkedIn search will also reveal that career outcomes for past Ten20 interns are absurdly poor. Don't waste your time. BTW- If you do end up applying and get the role, you'll see what I'm saying. Don't delude yourself, and don't listen to the "potential to do more meaningful work later on" story that the partners try to sell you. I worked a full year at Ten20 and did the same monkey grunt work, day in and day out. If you still want to work here and see for yourself, fine– but don't be afraid to quit once you realize the experience is meaningless and that you don't gain ANY analytical or financial skills.

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