In the first round of the job interview, you will be asked a few basic questions about statistics and probability theory. In my case, this was a larger set of questions about a dice game, which became increasingly difficult. There were two traders present who conducted the interview; the atmosphere was friendly and relaxed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You roll the dice and receive a dollar amount equal to the number rolled. What would you pay to play this game if you played it more often?
Heard Jane Street has exciting internships for female students so I decided to apply. Filled out online application. Received a response for online assessment. The assessment was quite difficult for me. The interview was even harder. Lots of technical questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Two players, flipping a coin until one player wins. A wins if the roll ends with HHT. B wins if the roll ends with HTT. What are the odds B wins the game.
very hard and demanding. they are very selective. they like puzzles and pushing you to think out loud. interviewers are nice though. would possible try in the future. maybe. will see
Asked to play a game and probability - the probability questions were easy, and the game had very little math. It was over an hour, closer to 1 hour 30 minutes. Over zoom