Viking Global Investors Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Viking Global Investors.
Viking Global Investors
Analyst
Entry Easy Neutral experience Decline offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Phone screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Other
It started with a phone screener, and then there were three in-person interviews. There were long gaps between them contacting me. It was an interesting and unique process. There were some troubling parts, but it wasn't overly stressful. Take a lot of time to not sweat it.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What kind of team would be your ideal to collaborate with?
Viking Global Investors
Data Scientist Intern
Intern Easy Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
It was the first round interview. It was very conversational. We talked about my prior experience and they did not dive very deep. They also asked about investment insights which I’m not familiar with and I think that’s why I failed.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you tell me about your investment experience?
Viking Global Investors
Valuation Analyst
Mid Difficult Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
This was a pretty tough process with some really conceptual questions. The interviewer was quite brash and really tested how I think. You need to have a solid grasp on how you conceptualize value. There were two 30-minute interviews: one with the head of valuation and another with an analyst.
Confirmed questions1 question
- How would you value a retail drug chain like CVS or WBA that has no revenue yet?
Viking Global Investors
IT Developer
Mid Easy Negative experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
It was a really long interview process, mostly focused on personality and whether I'd fit in psychologically. The technical part wasn't too tough, surprisingly. I've never seen a company take so many months to fill a role that wasn't even that technically demanding. I saw that as a red flag but unfortunately ignored it. They seemed great in person, but after sending an offer and setting a start date, they acted pretty cruelly. They decided to pull the offer almost two weeks after I'd given my current employer notice, citing pretty minor reasons. They could have and should have done that much earlier. They wouldn't listen to any explanations, and after all the time we both put into the process, they just left me hanging. Not a good way to treat people, it caused a lot of personal stress.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Fit questions were the main focus.
Viking Global Investors Interview Questions
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“Find out square root of a given number without using math library.”
Read reports →“How would you value a retail drug chain like CVS or WBA that has no revenue yet?”
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Read reports →“How would you approach reducing covariate collinearity?”
Read reports →“Could you elaborate on the specific usage of particular functions in R?”
Read report →“What do you invest in?”
Read report →“Why are you interested in this group?”
Read report →“How do you approach consolidating data?”
Read report →“Can you give me three adjectives that describe you?”
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