Everything to prepare for a Waratah Capital Advisors interview: why the firm, and the questions candidates there reported being asked.
From the inside
Reasons that work in interviews
4 reasons for Waratah Capital Advisors
Expect the real question underneath to be “why this strategy”, then “why this platform within it”. Have a view on long/short versus multi-manager versus event-driven before you have a view on the firm, and bring one idea you can defend.
Long/short equity with several distinct strategies including an energy-focused vehicle, so the firm is not a single-product shop.
Founded by investors who came from a well-known Canadian manager, which shows in how the research process is run.
Canadian-focused long/short is a narrow field, and this is one of the few places to learn it properly.
Mid-sized team: analysts own names rather than support them.
Firm-specific questions
Why Waratah Capital Advisors over PineStone Asset Management or Polar Asset Management?
Anchor your answer in what sets it apart: founded 2010 by gluskin sheff and td securities alumni; long/short, market-neutral and liquid alternative funds; founders and staff own about 11% of aum; thematic private equity, including electrification.
How is work divided between the long/short, market-neutral and liquid-alt funds, and do interns rotate or sit with one portfolio manager?
3 more Waratah Capital Advisors-specific questions, each with what to cover and the sources behind it.
Coming soon
We’re collecting the real technical and behavioural questions candidates were asked at Waratah Capital Advisors, by role and office, and how each round runs.
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