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Trexquant Investment interviews FAQs
Global Alpha Researcher applicants have rated the interview process at Trexquant Investment with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 53% positive. To compare, the company-average is 38.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Global Alpha Researcher roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 17 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Trexquant Investment overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Trexquant Investment as a Global Alpha Researcher according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
Presentation: 16%
Skills test: 16%
Other: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 3%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I interviewed at Trexquant Investment (Gurgaon, Haryana)
Interview
First resume screening, then hangman ML challenge where you have to get an accuracy of above 55-60% on a disjoint set of words. Then an HR short interview for discussing hangman and maybe leetcode question
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you hear about the global alpha researcher role
I interviewed at Trexquant Investment (New York, NY)
Interview
Smooth process. 1st a Kaggle, followed by an HR interview, and then 2 rounds of coding. Had a great experience and wouldn't mind another shot. The coding was about the take-home Kaggle assignment.
You need to pass interviews with 2 out 3 mentors, normally started with your experience, followed by leetcode questions (hard & Medium) and they will ask for Alpha ideas on specific scenarios, need to be familiar with the concepts
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you construct an alpha with market microstructure data
I interviewed at Trexquant Investment (Houston, TX)
Interview
The interview project is designing a solution to an NLP-related game called Hangman. You need to submit your code, and if the accuracy reaches some level, they will reach out to you. The interview questions include what the alphas you are familiar with are, how you find alphas, and your previous internship experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interview questions include what the alphas you are familiar with are, how you find alphas, and your previous internship experience.