Bridgewater Associates interview questions

Overall I found that the process, while interesting and thorough, lacked a respect for the candidate. Phone screen - straightforward synopsis of the job and probing into my experience 3 personality tests (Meyers Briggs and two others) before coming into office interview First round - three 2:1 Second round - two/three 2:1 Final - panel presentation and 1:1 During one of my first round nterviews, one of my interviewers sat with his feet up on the desk in front of me (i.e. - my eye contact was with the soles of his feet, not his eyes) while the other left the room twice to get a snack. I was so put off by the attitudes that when called back in for a final round, I was hesitant to even go. While at my second round interviews, I saw an employee in tears complaining to one of her collegues about lack of respect and constant negativity. At my final visit, I was told that my feedback from all my previous interviews was stellar except for one and gave me that feedback. I was then told that this was their way of giving me one a chance to redeem myself through a presentation. They left me in the room to prepare it and then came back in. We proceeded with the presentation, after which I was asked what I learned from the process and how I expected to grow from it. They explained this was their general approach to their employees and asked how I'd feel about working in an environment like that. I left the interview, called the headhunter who had set it up and explained that I really hoped they would not offer it to me. Thankfully, they came back to him with the feedback that they didn't sense I really wanted it. Now that was an accurate assessment.

There were five of us interviewing at once, plus two interviewers. We each came in with a topic of debate prepared, and then went around debating everyone's question in succession. The interviewers didn't really participate in the debate, they were more moderators. The idea is for Bridgewater to be able to see your style of thinking.