Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Jane Street with 3.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 64% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 96 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Jane Street overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Jane Street as a Intern according to 96 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 52%
Skills test: 18%
One on one interview: 17%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Personality test: 2%
Presentation: 2%
Group panel interview: 2%
Other: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Jane Street (London, England) in Nov 2015
Interview
I applied at Jane Street Capital for a position in London (Trading). The process took 2 weeks. I received my first telephone interview with one of the traders working at Jane Street.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic Maths, probability, a brain teaser.
suppose you are standing at 1/3 the length of a bridge and you hear a train coming from backwards. You have just enough time to run back and get off the bridge before the train hits you. You also have just enough time if you decide to run forwards. What is the relative speed between you and the train.
They tend to examine the logical thinkers that can communicate clearly and concisely, and some problem-solving exercises intended to explore how you gather and apply new information, very different from other tech companies' interviews.
Initial application and online assessment. Had a first round behavioral interview where they asked me about myself, my experiences, and a couple of brain teasers. The interviewer was very nice.
Phone interviews (at least 3) - questions were of mixed difficulty (some pretty hard) but the interviewers were friendly and they gave helpful hints. Kind of fun - review probability and game-type questions.