I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at AlphaSights (Tokyo)
Interview
I personally got the chance to be interviewed twice. First is the 15-minute phone call interview which covers mostly about your background and the basic understanding of the company's business. To be quite frank, it felt like a rap battle as the recruiter wanted to make sure all questions they have are answered within 15 minutes. It was not difficult but you certainly need a note ready just to keep your mind clear while being bombarded with questions in such fast tempo. Second was the first video interview. Since I applied for the Tokyo office, the interview was split into two part. English and Japanese with questions about your personality traits and your background done in English and about the business in Japanese. For my experience, I did almost 50 minutes being interviewed regarding my experience related to the business in English and used the remaining 10 for a role play. You will be basically have to act as the associate and perform a cold call/vet call.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. What do you know about AlphaSights 2. What do you know about CSA role? 3. Tell me about yourself
the first ai round was really easy. then the actaully first round was also Pretty easy first round. Asks you the basic questions. tell me about urself, what do you do at school etc.
I only attended the first interview. The HR manager was neither friendly nor unfriendly. It was just a normal screening interview. Only self-introduction and motivation for application were conducted in English, and the rest were conducted in Korean. The HR manager asked questions focusing on my background and history rather than understanding the job itself.
First round all behavioral. Mostly talking about previous experiences, how it applies to AlphaSights, and why AlphaSights is a fit role. Wasn't difficult, but unfortunately did don't get selected for some reason even though I thought it went very well.