At EQT Partners we are always looking for talented experienced professionals. Our model is to recruit associates with one to four years of experience and to grow and develop our staff internally. In some cases we also recruit at more senior levels. Interesting backgrounds are management consulting, investment banking as well as Private Equity. In addition to your background and experience it is important that you share our values.

At EQT we have the following career stages for our investment professionals
Associate – An associate will have up to 8 years of working experience. As an Associate you contribute to all aspects of doing transactions as well as working with the portfolio companies.
Director – A Director will normally have at least six years of experience as an associate or other relevant work experience. As a Director you have the capability to act as a project manager for transactions.
Partner – After a number of years as a Director (3-6 years) a promotion may be considered to Partner. As a Partner you are responsible for the performance of the investments.

EQT Values
At EQT it is not only important to have the right experience and competence for each job we also want people who fit into the EQT culture. The EQT values are an important part of our culture and what has made EQT successful.

• Entrepreneurial: we are innovative, action-oriented and have a sense of urgency about driving change 
• Industrial: we have a long-term view on value creation by taking an industrial approach to our business 
• High performing: we give people responsibility and freedom to act and base evaluation on performance 
• Ambitious: we believe that good enough is never good enough – there is always room for improvement
• Informal: we are non-hierarchical and transparent – everyone is encouraged and expected to speak their mind 
• Respectful: we act with integrity and have respect for each other and our business partners in everything we do