I applied online. I interviewed at AlphaSense in May 2023
Interview
It is a several step process starting with a peer interview and a meeting with a manager. A lot of the questions they asked seem like they want to test if you will trip up. You will also be shown a demo which was easy. The Case study interview was a waste of time they give you little info and keep switching the scenario. The people in the panel interview put me off. It seems like they hire based on "culture" instead of ability.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Why do you want to PS If you've never been one before? Q: What is your 1,5 and long term plans? Q: (Panel) - I'm not interested in any feature please help me understand why I should use this Q: Favorite business model? Follow Up- What is your favorite company?Follow Up- why this business and what are diff revenue streams? Follow Up- Does this business make money? Follow up- Why (You will hear the word Why so many times during this process)
5 rounds, 1 case, met various members of the team, had to know basics of the buy side and sell side, was fairly easy. They want to see great communication skill
3 rounds with an offer interview at the end. Speak to the recruiter, than a team member and the hiring manager, then a case study at the end. This was over a year ago, but still similar to today. The hiring process may be more difficult now. Entire process took about 1.5 months.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the difference between a public and private company?
I applied online. I interviewed at AlphaSense (New York, NY) in Aug 2025
Interview
Interview process began with a recruiter screening, followed by a couple 1:1 calls and finished with a case study.
Overall, the parts of the process spent speaking with actual members of the team were pleasant and educational.
The negative aspects mostly come from the recruiting team that's much less communicative and helpful. Multiple times they were unresponsive to email questions. Additionally, there was no response after the case study for a week until I followed up asking for an update.
This ends up coming across as somewhat disrespectful after requiring a significant amount of case study work. Case study interviews require a lot of free time and work, and candidates should not need to chase down updates afterwards.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you think about particular topics you might not be familiar with?
Product Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at AlphaSense with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 17% positive. To compare, the company-average is 34.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Product Specialist roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 18 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at AlphaSense overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at AlphaSense as a Product Specialist according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
One on one interview: 22%
Group panel interview: 17%
Presentation: 15%
Skills test: 10%
Personality test: 5%
Background check: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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