I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bridgewater Associates (Westport, CT) in June 2018
Interview
I was recruited and then submitted for the investment engineer role. I spoke with a senior investment professional and then invited on site. I went through a battery of interviews and then I heard nothing back from weeks. The recruiter who ran the process went dark and then claimed to have emailed me. I got no response for weeks and then finally a no. For a company that claims to be transparent and hold themselves to high standards, the process was horrible. I wrote 6 emails to the recruiter before she answered me and then she lied about when she responded. I found the whole process to be just terrible.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you failed. What does that say about you?
Hr email reach out then phone screen, 1 week later hiring manager online interview. Pulled out a spreadsheet asking marginal utility type questions. Nothing like other companies on the street.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how to optimize one's utility given the spreadsheet
I applied online. I interviewed at Bridgewater Associates
Interview
Here are the steps of the interview process as I remember:
- questions on application
- recruiter call
- discussion with other candidates
only got to the recruiter call, moves pretty fast.
I interviewed at Bridgewater Associates (Westport, CT)
Interview
first round behavioral tests
all day onsite with 13 interviews including group interview
highly focused on fit and culture
skills assessment was relatively mild, they assumed I was able to do the job based on my background (mathematics PhD)