I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at AlphaSights (New York, NY) in July 2016
Interview
Sent in my resume online, was asked to do a video submission. Did a video submission, was asked to do a skype interview. Did a skype interview, was asked to do an in-person interview in New York.
The in-person interview was strange. Friendly greeting from the girl at the front desk, but that was where the pleasantries ended. Word to the wise: make sure you write down the names of the experts you source during the case study, because they close all the browser tabs before asking you questions. Also—Experts are paid $100-300 for their time except for doctors and lawyers who can be paid up to $700-800 (I didn’t know this).
The interviewer definitely frowned on my choice to do academic enrichment/study abroad rather than a bunch of internships (I had done two, but apparently not recently enough). He asked me “Have you considered taking the LSAT?” in a way that suggested, “You belong in grad school, not here”. It felt weird and inappropriate. He also sniffed at my public university, and made sure to let me know he went to Cornell. I didn’t get the final offer, but no love was lost.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Between consulting, research and selling, what does AS primarily do?
What motivates you?
Would you rather learn or achieve?
What would you do with $30 million?
How would [person who conducted the case study] say you did on the case study?
Name a class you struggled with?
Where do you want to be in 10 years?
How would your co-workers describe you?
What is a question you wish I’d asked you in this interview?
I went through 2 rounds of interviews before deciding myself not to move on after the second. The first one was a standard behavioral one, recorded before a screen (might've changed due to the pandemic). The second one consisted of two parts: the first a role play, where I was assigned a case and asked to look for industry experts to answer a question for a made-up client, the second a standard behavioral interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you find three industry experts in X industry?
I applied through university. I interviewed at AlphaSights (New York, NY)
Interview
I was interviewed via a webcam sevice online, was asked 4 questions with 60 seconds to respond to each one. I found Alphasights through Glassdoor after researching the Coleman Research Group on my university's career search tool.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What does Alphasights do?
Why Alphasights?
What experiences have led you on your career path?
What other employers are you applying for?
I applied through university. I interviewed at AlphaSights
Interview
I applied online. After a few days, I received a virtual resume interview and completed within 3 days. Then after a few weeks, I received another invitation to interview with a recruiter. My 2nd interview, consisting of a case study and general behavioral questions, took place in November. Still waiting for decision.
1st Video interview with Recruiter was about 1 hour long.
2nd Video interview with manager and associates:
Started with a Case study, about 1 hour long. Afterwards, interviewed with a manger for another hour.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Tell me about yourself?
Q: How does Alphasights fit into your goals?
Q: What's Alphasights' business model?
Q: How do we generate our revenue?
Q: Tell me a time when you fail
Q: What is a risk you took in your life?