Vista Equity Partners | AI in Action

Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 1-2 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to Vista Equity Partners. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 1-2 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to Vista Equity Partners. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Why complete this job simulation

A risk-free way to experience work on the job with us at Vista Equity Partners. Practice your skills with example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.

Self-paced1-2 hoursNo gradesNo assessmentsIntroductory

Welcome to AI in Action: Prompt Engineering and Workflow Automation at Vista! We are thrilled to have you here.

Vista Equity Partners is a global investment firm recognized for its focus on operational excellence, disciplined execution, and technology-enabled value creation. As a leader in using data and AI to drive business outcomes, Vista equips its teams with cutting-edge tools and practices that accelerate performance across its portfolio of software and technology companies.

During this program, you will get the opportunity to step into the shoes of a Business Operations Associate and complete tasks that replicate the work our Portfolio Operations team does every day. You’ll learn key skills in:

Prompt engineering using Vista’s 4-part method
Context-setting and critical evaluation of AI outputs
Designing repeatable GenAI workflows for professional tasks
Scaling AI solutions responsibly with guardrails and iteration

We hope this program provides a great resource for you to upskill and strengthen your resume as you explore career options and a potential career at Vista Equity Partners.

Skills you will learn and practice:

Prompt Engineering

Contextual Understanding

Analytical Thinking

Quality Assurance

Risk Assessment

Strategic Thinking

Business Acumen

Information Summary

AI Development

How it works

Introduction from Vista Equity Partners

Explore Our Job Sims

Tasks in this program

Intro & Scenario

Meet your team members and learn about your project goals.

Your role

You are a Business Operations Associate on the Portfolio Operations team at Vista Equity Partners. Your job is to support operational excellence by designing structured GenAI prompts, evaluating AI-generated outputs, and building repeatable AI-powered workflows that improve efficiency and deliver executive-ready insights across Vista’s portfolio companies.

Your goal

Your goal in this simulation is to develop and apply GenAI skills to tackle real operational problems using prompt engineering and workflow automation.

You’ll learn to write effective, structured prompts using Vista’s four-part model.
You’ll then apply those skills to design and optimize a GenAI-powered solution for a real business need.

Reviews

Over 250

5 Star Reviews

Loading Stars...

Loading Reviews...

Not the right career for you?

We‘re on a mission to get motivated students into great jobs.

For Students

For Enterprise

For Educators

About Us

Support