Coding test first. If pass the test then two rounds onsite interview with researchers from different PM teams. I got technical questions according to cv with brainteasers and math problems.
The interview process is quite straightforward, firstly you take an online take home assignment which you get 24 hours to complete and the second stage is two rounds of technical interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself and walk me through your cv
I applied online. I interviewed at Millennium (Hong Kong) in Oct 2024
Interview
1. 24 hours take home Data-science OA. Standard pandas dataframe manipulation and data wrangling.
2. 5-7 interviews Analysts and PMs ask heavily about one's, so know your projects well. Technologists tested me on some CS concepts and familiarity in programming. QRs asked me about the usual probability, stats and math questions. Know your ML basics and be prepared for case study - like questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain how does random forest work. Green book probability questions.
Quant Research Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Millennium with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 29% positive. To compare, the company-average is 44.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Quant Research Intern roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Millennium overall takes an average of 25 days.
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