I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at AlphaSense in Mar 2025
Interview
They’re more interested in how you respond to hypothetical scenarios than in your resume or past experience. I get that it’s a way to gauge someone’s instincts, but it also overlooks what they’ve actually accomplished.
There’s a case study where they throw you into more hypothetical situations and try to get you to “think like a CEO.” They frame the role as if it’s complex and involves helping clients make big management decisions, but in reality, it seems pretty straightforward and it's simply a encyclopedia with an enhanced CTRL + F feature. Third Interview was odd with one of the hiring managers who tried to go so deep on questions that none of the questions ended up making any sense.
I didn’t get the role after a very relaxed final interview. The process was direct and to the point, which I appreciated—and at least they got back to me with an answer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- What's a Public Company? Lol
- Imagine there's a feature on AlphaSense that you have never seen before that the client is interested in, how would you move forward in that scenario? (Strange question by the hiring manager, because wouldn't this prove the hiring manager didn't teach me something?)
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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