Summer Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Bridgewater Associates with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 41.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Associate roles take an average of 61 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 Summer Associate according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 30%
Background check: 10%
Personality test: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Other: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Phone interview: 10%
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I interviewed at Bridgewater Associates (Stamford, CT)
Interview
Too many rounds of interviews like why are there more than five rounds for interviews as a intern? It was honestly a bit ludicrous. Especially with the lack of transparency of whether or not one gets an offer letter
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me a lot of technical questions and also had a Excel spreadsheet technical round
A long form group interview with current associates based on an open prompt related to the field of Economics. There were four applicants and two associates monitoring the whole conversation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: If you had to design an economy, what would it look like?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Bridgewater Associates (New York, NY) in May 2024
Interview
2 interviewers. 4 candidates. Open-ended philosophical question that ends up being a directionless 1 hour Zoom call. People took turns to talk, but was a very sloppy format and unconventional experience.