G-Research General Intern Interview Questions
& Process

So first, there was a 1-hour online quiz that had maths and stats questions. They actually sent a practice test beforehand, which was helpful. After that, I had a 10-minute interview with a recruiter where we chatted about my interests and my expected graduation date.

I applied online and did a HackerRank challenge. Then I was invited for an interview. When I arrived, the office was winding down for Christmas, and the day's schedule was a bit messy. I ended up having 3 technical interviews and 2 interviews with more senior people. The technical interviews had some really cool questions, and I think I did pretty well on them, as they told me. I also got to ask about what their department does and learned about the responsibilities of 3 out of the 5 main company divisions. Two of these technical interviews were 2-on-1, and one was 1-on-1. The interviews with the senior staff were also kind of fun because I got to talk a lot about some interesting side projects I'd done, which makes their feedback confusing. Both of those were 1-on-1. I was articulate and presented well, and I think I built good rapport with the interviewers, despite being stressed. I didn't get an offer, and got some really confusing feedback, similar to what I got last year when I also applied and was rejected. The feedback, both this year and last year, said I was good at technical questions, found optimal solutions, and gave fast, accurate complexity analysis. But it also said I lacked interest in Computer Science, which was confusing given my interviews with the senior staff. I can only think of a few reasons: maybe they decided against me before I even got there and just gave me easy questions, or they mixed up my feedback with someone else's because the office was so disorganized before Christmas, or maybe they just don't value technical ability that much. It's a shame because it seemed like a good place to work. I'm kicking myself for not realizing the company's nature after two tries. Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.

I was approached by recruiters and had to complete a remote math test with high school math questions and stats. There's a sample test online. Then there was a triage stage, mostly brainteasers, followed by focused interviews. It seems they pay quite well for what they do. I guess there may be some ethical concerns surrounding the company which they compensate for e.g. concerns about right wing political connections/ donations, previously suing employees, siloed working due to secrecy etc. The interviewers were particularly rude, arrogant and did not seem to understand basic concepts. Lots of red flags.