Month of Interview:
October
Industry Detail:
Equity Research
How long did the interview process last?:
1-2 months
Intern
Group/Division/Type:
Investment Research
What did the interview consist of?:
1 on 1 Interview
Other
How did you get the interview?:
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
What were the most difficult or unexpected interview questions asked?:
Questions were mostly based off of your resume. Asked me some specifics about the regression models that I used in my prior research and the assumptions that I used. I had done some behavioral economics research in the past so he also asked me why I decided to make the switch to finance research.
One interesting behavioral was that I was given a scenario regarding a high-profile fundraising event that I was in charge of organizing. The question was how I would go about keeping myself and my committee accountable for the event.
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Overall, how would you describe your interview experience?:
Neutral
Please describe the interview / hiring process.:
First round was a standard hirevue interview
Second round got flown to the New York office and had a 30 minute face to face with a senior research manager
Overall, how difficult was the interview?:
Average
Official Undergrad School Name:
Overall Undergrad GPA:
3.7
Undergrad Class Year (or expected):
2019
Degree 1:
AB or BA
Major 1:
Economics
Degree 2:
AB or BA
Major 2:
Mathematics
Varsity Athlete:
No
Millitary Program (ie. ROTC):
No
Race:
Asian
Sex:
Male
Outcome of Interview:
No Offer
Year of Interview:
2017
How did you answer each of these questions (please be specific)?:
My regression models were a combination of simple linear, hazard, and logit. Explained the standard ols assumptions and homoskedasticity/no multicollinearity. He also grilled me on some covariates I didn't include in the model so I explained why other elements accounted for it.
I told him that I found the results of behavioral research interesting, but the research process far too tedious and non rigorous.
As for the fundraising question, I told him that I subscribe to an internal locus of motivation, which would keep me accountable, and for the others I would assign them all tasks of significant weight and importance, that corresponded with their strengths, since the belief that your job isn't an important one is a primary cause of poor quality work.
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