Academy 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 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 46.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Academy Analyst roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 Academy Analyst according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Skills test: 33%
Other: 33%
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The interview consists of a written assessment, a case study and 2 to 3 interviews. One interview will be about the case study, another will be about the fit to them firm and there will also be interviews with the academy coach
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Point72 in Jan 2021
Interview
It was straightforward, and I would hear back within 24 hours about next steps. The overall process was long and took about a month. It began with a case study, and there were about 4 rounds. One round was a case interview, where we went through the case study.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you invest?
Market sizing question
What company are you interested in following right now?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Point72 (New York, NY) in Jul 2024
Interview
First round is a case study - long or short research report / pitch. Second round is with HR and almost entirely behavioral. Final round is with the head of the Academy program and basically entirely technical - will grill you on your pitch and drivers of the stock price.
7 rounds - thirteen technical questions that I absolutely just guessed because I had decent finance knowledge and did it. Otherwise its not too bad and you need to know a lot about markets, case study, FMV modelling, and other stuff
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me about a topic you researched and talk about it for the rest of the interview if you can essentially