J'ai passé un entretien chez Bridgewater Associates
Entretien
There's a group discussion and then a one on one (or a two on one).
Minimal focus on actual finance (they believe they'll have to re-teach everything anyway), so the discussions are about broader socio-political or sometimes ethical questions. Focus is on the ability to systematically explain your thinking ("what's your framework?")
Having a super clear reasoning tree is helpful.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
They actually let interviewees suggest their own questions sometimes.
J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 1 jour. J'ai passé un entretien chez Bridgewater Associates (Washington, DC) en oct. 2021
Entretien
The first round interview essentially consists of the interviewer meeting with a group of about 4 candidates. They give you one question and you all discuss it for about an hour. The interviewer will let the interview progress naturally and see how candidates interact with each other, and then add a new twist into it to see how you all respond.
The question had nothing at all to do with finance.
I didn't get invited for a second-round and was never given a reason, but I'd say I walked away feeling like I was given a fair shot. They seem to place a lot of emphasis on testing what's under the hood.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
If you could press a button to go back to 1940, before nuclear weapons were invented, would you press it - bearing in mind that if you did humanity would never technologically advance past its current point?
J'ai postulé via un recruteur. Le processus a pris 2 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez Bridgewater Associates
Entretien
Multiple rounds of debate-like moral and philosophical questions and a smattering of resume and behavioral questions. Mainly to test decision-making abilities and your overall argumentative skills rather than in-depth knowledge of finance or current affairs.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
How to invest a certain amount of money from a government perspctive