Is it hard to get hired at AQR Capital Management?

Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at AQR Capital Management as 41% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.18 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Associate Director and Risk Management Intern rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Senior Solutions Architect and Summer Associate roles were rated as the easiest.

How long does it take to get hired at AQR Capital Management?

The hiring process at AQR Capital Management takes an average of 21 days when considering 160 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Senior Fund Accountant had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Developer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 180 days).

Where can I find AQR Capital Management interview experiences by job title?

Associate (37) ; Analyst (33) ; Vice President (32) ; Quantitative Researcher (11) ; Software Engineer (8) ; Business Development Analyst (5) ; Research Analyst (5) ; Researcher (5) ; Summer Analyst (5) ; Intern (4) ; Software Developer (4) ; Executive Director (3) ; Managing Director (3) ; Quantitative Analyst (3) ; Summer Intern (3)

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based on 189 ratings - Updated May 31, 2026

Average interview difficulty

Mixed interview experience

How others got an interview

37%
Applied online
Applied online
34%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting
16%
Recruiter
Recruiter
6%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral
5%
Staffing Agency
Staffing Agency
2%
Other
Other

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189 interviews

Business Development Interview

Jan 29, 2013

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Negative experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at AQR Capital Management (Greenwich, CT) in Oct 2012

Interview

Had a full day of in person interviews with senior managers at the firm.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Really didn't get any difficult/technical questions. Most questions were fit focused.

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Research Analyst Interview

Jan 20, 2013

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Application

I interviewed at AQR Capital Management

Interview

On campus interview. Just got into first round. Long time ago. Don't remember. Some practical questions about basic statistics. Did not answer well.

Quantitative Research Developer Interview

Feb 26, 2012

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

The process took 1 day. I interviewed at AQR Capital Management (Greenwich, CT) in Sep 2011

Interview

technical part no enough; the recruiting people in the firm care too much whether you graduate from IVY or not

Interview questions [2]

Question 1

text-mining question

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Question 2

your thinking about risk and return

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