Investments Analytics and Data applicants have rated the interview process at Dimensional Fund Advisors with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Investments Analytics and Data roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Dimensional Fund Advisors overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Dimensional Fund Advisors as a Investments Analytics and Data according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Presentation: 22%
Group panel interview: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Phone interview: 11%
Drug test: 11%
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I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Dimensional Fund Advisors (Saint Louis, MO) in Jan 2017
Interview
Talked with them at a campus career fair and was asked to interview the next day. I interviewed with them two weeks ago and am still waiting to hear back!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They ask a lot of questions about the company themselves. They want you to understand why they are called Dimensional Fund and really want you to drink the kool-aid. I really suggest looking extensively at their website and learning everything you can.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Dimensional Fund Advisors (Chapel Hill, NC) in Oct 2018
Interview
Got the on campus interview through Handshake.com. Interviewed by HR. It was a 30-minute behavioral interview. Average difficulty for questions. Staff was nice and the whole interview was easy-going and comfortable.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Dimensional Fund Advisors (Austin, TX) in Oct 2018
Interview
First round occurred on my university campus and was relatively informal. Talked about my resume, a couple behaviorist questions and my experience abroad.
Next I was invited to Austin for a super day at Dimmensional. It consisted of four 30 min interviews. Each interview was conducted by two people, eight in total. Not very technical. Asked a lot about factor models, Fama-French 3 Factor model, market efficiency.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the factors in the Fama French 3 factor model
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Dimensional Fund Advisors in Jan 2018
Interview
The overall process is to be two phone interviews (first screening by recruiter, then by team member) followed by the final round, which will be on-site in-person interview (Charlotte in my case).
For the first screening interview, most questions were from resume followups.