Receptionist applicants have rated the interview process at Bridgewater Associates with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 13% positive. To compare, the company-average is 41.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Receptionist roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Bridgewater Associates overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Bridgewater Associates as a Receptionist according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 41%
Group panel interview: 29%
One on one interview: 24%
Skills test: 6%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Bridgewater Associates (Norwalk, CT) in Apr 2017
Interview
The interview process is long. You speak with a recruiter and then a phone interview with the head of the department and then you go in for a long, manipulative interview where you wonder if they have confused you with another candidate. I was very surprised by how unprofessional the interviewer was. I researched Bridgewater, watched a ton of videos on their "culture" and memorized the job description. I was well prepared, but apparently that is frowned upon here and I was accused of being too confident. This place is bizarre and confusing.. and apparently crying isn't uncommon. I am only saying that Glassdoor was not helpful in the interview process, because nothing was. Not even how I was prepared from the recruiter. I'm amazed this place even has employees.
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Question 1
They tear you apart and twist what you're saying. They want you to ask a ton of questions, but barely give you the opportunity.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bridgewater Associates (Norwalk, CT) in May 2021
Interview
Interview Review – Receptionist Role
The interview process was extremely disappointing. The session lasted over three hours, which is unnecessarily long for a receptionist role. Much of the time was spent on irrelevant questions that did not seem related to the position.
Additionally, I was required to role play as a receptionist, which felt excessive and not particularly useful in evaluating my skills. Toward the end, I was even told I had given the wrong directions, which seemed more like a trick question than a fair assessment of my ability to perform the role.
Overall, the experience was frustrating, unprofessional, and poorly structured.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Bridgewater Associates (Westport, CT)
Interview
It was fine until they had you "act out" being a receptionist at the reception desk and then criticize you for giving the wrong directions. I thought this was acting. I pretty sure if i was working there i would know that the place you wanted to go was down the hall. The interview itself wasn't hard, but was overall not a great experience. Clearly they have an agenda for how interviews should go and if you misstep they provide no feedback- odd from a company that prides itself on transparenc .