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Candidate-reported interview insights

AQR Capital Management Research Analyst interviews, decoded.

Explore commonly reported questions, interview rounds, difficulty, duration, and candidate experiences for the Research Analyst role at AQR Capital Management.

3.9 rating Investment & Asset Management

Interview overview

Difficulty

Difficult

Average rounds

2.3

Average duration

~44 days

Difficulty and candidate experience

Interview difficulty

easy14.3%
average0%
difficult85.7%

Candidate experience

positive33.3%
negative16.7%
neutral50%

Candidate-reported interview process

the interviewer was a bit strict and tense at first, but then they started to warm up as the interview went on and my answers were good. Overall, they were very accommodating and the conversation was intellectually stimulating. They were also very willing to share a lot of information.

This was a really bad experience. I thought the company was really unprofessional. I did a coding test and did great, then I spoke with HR, and that went fine. They then canceled the next interview without telling me. It makes me feel like this isn't a place I'd want to work because they lack basic etiquette and integrity.

It was a 30-min video screen first round, talking about behaviorals and technicals. Then a full-day onsite where we did more of the same. The full day had interview slots of 30-45 minutes with people from different teams and seniorities.

Common AQR Capital Management Research Analyst interview questions

A focused selection of the most detailed candidate-submitted questions.

  1. 1

    Empirical understanding of strategies characteristics

  2. 2

    How do you replicate a dice with flipping coins?

  3. 3

    Technical grills on resume-related questions

  4. 4

    How do you create linear regression?

Interview question formats

Technical37.5%
Behavioral31.2%
Coding18.8%
Case6.2%
Other6.2%

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Interview information is based on candidate reports and may not represent the current official hiring process of AQR Capital Management.