Research Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Point72 with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 55% positive. To compare, the company-average is 46.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Analyst roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 12 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Point72 overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Point72 as a Research Analyst according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Presentation: 17%
Background check: 8%
Other: 8%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Point72 (New York, NY) in Jun 2020
Interview
I received an invitation to interview and interview for one round with two members of legal. Both 30 minute back to back interviews about resume and experience. Interview was straight forward
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Point72 (New York, NY) in Feb 2026
Interview
First round screen with Bus Dev, and then model test- Model test was not too complicated, timed 45 minutes and all in excel. This is general test candidates take before resume is shown to PMs.
Interview process had multiple stages, but was fair. My project followed an in person interviews where I needed to talk through my findings and thought process. Overall, the experience was well done and the team was organized with communication being delivered throughout each milestone.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please describe a time when you struggled and what did you learn from it.
a few rounds phone interviews, plus a data project with 1-week time. It is mainly in python and you are supposed to discover some alphas. So it is helpful to have some idea on the data or the familiarity with the data itself (or similar data) could help.