I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bridgewater Associates (Stamford, CT) in Jul 2017
Interview
Applied through a recruiter, then had a first round video interview. They make you do hours worth of personality tests and ask that you watch culture videos. After that, I had a super day at their Stamford office, which consisted of three parts: 2-on-1 interview, group interview, and video watching. (A couple of other applicants and I were called back for a second 2-on-1 interview.) There was a Q&A afterwards. The group interview got fairly derailed and the moderator will likely confuse you by going off track, which is supposedly the point of the discussion. The debate questions are very interesting, but your interview is dependent on who you're interviewing with. The whole process propagandizes Bridgewater's culture, and while they say they admire diversity of perspective and experience, most of the people who were given offers came from top 10 schools studying finance or STEM (with previous finance background).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you had a box with a red button on it, and clicking the button would allow everyone to live forever, would you press it and why?
First round with HR.
Second round is a group discussion. Given a topic, there is no right or wrong. I think they are trying to understand your thinking process and how you deal with problems.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
HR related general questions. Philosophy-like topic.
HR screen about you and your background, group discussion where you discuss an abstract philosophical question (e.g do you tax happiness, if you could make everyone believe one fact what would it be), analytical interview
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Question 1
You are netflix trying to figure out how much to pay for a new show/how much it's worth, what do you do
Analytical debate and then further rounds discussing quantitative problems, analytical studies, etc. etc. around 4 to 5 rounds in total and also questions on resume and experience etc etc. not super chill or super intensive, nothing much else to add