Trading Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Bridgewater Associates with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 46% positive. To compare, the company-average is 41.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Trading Associate roles take an average of 56 days to get hired, when considering 14 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Bridgewater Associates overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Bridgewater Associates as a Trading Associate according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
Personality test: 22%
Group panel interview: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
Background check: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Skills test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
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I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Bridgewater Associates
Interview
Online personality test then a phone interview. Followed by an onsite interview involving group discussion and more behavioral questions to test if you're a good fit. A few quantitative thinking questions to test your logic and reasoning. They look for people that fit the culture more than skills in trading but having basic knowledge is definitely necessary.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bridgewater Associates
Interview
A great interview process that was accelerated due to an outstanding offer deadline. The culture is intense and direct, however, I got the sense that Bridgewater is a great place to work. A little different than the average prop-trading interview. It focused more on execution, process evaluation/understanding, and culture fit.
I applied online. I interviewed at Bridgewater Associates
Interview
Initial phone screening where they made sure you were a competent speaker. Second interview was technical and focused on knowledge of FX and different algorithms. It was nothing crazy, but just prepare
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Here is this specific algorithm x, how would you utilize it?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bridgewater Associates (Bridgeport, CT) in Jun 2019
Interview
Simple at home excel case study (not timed) ==> Phone Screen ==>In person interview with 2 timed math quizzes and then 2 1:1"case studies" which were not difficult but extremely open ended and they wanted you to think out loud.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Volume of a security has been observed for two weeks. You implement a VWAP strategy. Half the day is over, and you are only 20% filled on your order. What's your move?
Was given an order book and asked to estimate fair value. Then asked to execute a trade on that order book and asked to think about how I would execute the trade and what I would need to think about. The answer they wanted was - what is your probability of getting filled at each level, and also what is the most your superior is willing to pay.