I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Acumen (Burlingame, CA) in May 2012
Interview
Submitted an application online as was contacted within 1 week to schedule phone interview. Phone interview was easy. The interviewers are not part of human resources, did not ask typical behavior based questions. For example, was asked to elaborate on my experience in a math course I was enrolled in. Additional questions include, what is the most difficulty project you have been involved in and why.
The onsite interview consisted of a 1 hour lunch meeting with two analyst, paid by Acumen.
The logic test should not be a problem for any individual who has taken a logic course/ math reasoning.
There is a total of 4 interviews, 30 minutes in length. The 1st interview the most difficult, meet with a senior analyst and was given a case interview. The remaining 3 interviews were relatively easy. When asked a question, provide as many details as possible. Once again, interviewers are analyst not from HR. The interviewers spent a fair amount of the time discussing their projects, so the 30 minute interview can quickly shrink to 15 minutes of actual interviewing. It is vital you use that limited time to sell your abilities to the company.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell me about your research experience. What skills you learned and how they can be applied to this position.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Acumen
Interview
I submitted application online, and got invitation to a statistical test. Once passed, you will receive phone interview followed by on-site interview. I went to Acumen's office, talked to 7 people. Most of the conversation is about past research experience and some basic statistical modeling questions. They also shared what projects they are working on at Acumen. The on-site interview includes a numeric/logical test. They also took me to a neighborhood restaurant for lunch.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk about your research experience
Discuss the statistical test
I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Acumen (Burlingame, CA) in Nov 2015
Interview
After I submitted the cover letter, resume, transcript and sample code, I got a case analysis test by answering three questions based on a excel data. Then followed by a phone interview about resume screening. I'm going to the on-site this coming Thursday. At most 200$ reimbursement for traveling and housing. I really like the HRs there. They response super fast. I got the phone interview chance couple of hours after I submitted the case analysis, and I got the on-site opportunity 30 mins after the phone interview.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Where did you heard about Acumen? Please guid me go through an analytical project you have done including the model and any quantitative methods you used.
I asked him what did he think about my case analysis. Because I spent a lot of time preparing any potential questions he might ask before the interview. But he ended up asking nothing about that. He said it was pretty good. That's it.
I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Acumen (San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2015
Interview
After the application submission, first a quantitative test, and then a phone screen to talk about the test. Then I was flown in for on-site interviews, which consisted of another basic reasoning test and talks with people from all over the company. They were all great and interesting people, was good to meet them.