I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at AlphaSights (Hong Kong) in Dec 2018
Interview
Before the interview I looked up the feedbacks on Glassdoor saying that this is not a consulting job and basically requires people doing a lot of cold call. I passed the video screening and got to the first round which was directly talking to the HR. She barely asked any questions about my experience but kept asking questions about her company. Like why the company is different from consulting firms ,the BREAD process and how they can add value to their clients. They just wanted someone that can do the cold calls. If you want this job, make sure to demonstrate that you're good at cold calling. I figured this was not the job I wanted and honestly I didn't like their business concept.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Why did you choose your major and how is it related to your career?
A recruiter reached out after my application on Handshake. The first round interview was behavioral - asking questions about myself, my background, why I wanted to be on Client Services as opposed to consulting. Also asked on my understanding of the role
Easy scheduling, recruiter helped with questions I had. Able to freely schedule my interviews. There was a few interviews, some short some long. Didn’t take too long to receive offer.
The video interview is simple. But the second interview has a prep guide,, but it doesn't include the information you need to know. You walk through a supply chain, but the guide doesn't tell you to prepare for that, despite being told the guide is all you need to prepare.
Summer Associate applicants have rated the interview process at AlphaSights with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 45.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Associate roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 239 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at AlphaSights overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at AlphaSights as a Summer Associate according to 239 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 28%
Presentation: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Skills test: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Other: 4%
Group panel interview: 3%
Background check: 3%
Drug test: 2%
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