Portfolio Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Bridgewater Associates with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 41.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Portfolio Analyst roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 Portfolio Analyst according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Other: 13%
Drug test: 13%
Presentation: 13%
Personality test: 13%
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I interviewed at Bridgewater Associates (Westport, CT)
Interview
Referred by an college alumni, and then was contacted by an recruiter like a month later and she asked me to do a interview with them.
I was contacted and book a time slot with interviewer for 30min interview, then was rejected.
Not good or bad experience just neutral.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
resume, introduce urself and HR is speaking extremely fast like she is super busy
I interviewed at Bridgewater Associates (New York, NY)
Interview
The interview consists of well-structured questions — they aren’t overly technical or meant to test specific subject-matter expertise. Instead, they are designed to evaluate how you approach problems, organize your reasoning, and apply analytical thinking to unfamiliar situations. The emphasis is less on recalling factual knowledge and more on demonstrating clarity of thought, logical problem-solving, and the ability to break down complex scenarios into manageable parts.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. If you own a business how would you treat econ downturn.
I applied online. I interviewed at Bridgewater Associates
Interview
I got 3 rounds of interviews. The first two rounds were case studies, pretty easy. 3rd round was behavioral where they basically discuss with you a random topic where there are no right or wrong answers. Got rejected in the 3rd round.