I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at AlphaSights (New York, NY) in Nov 2023
Interview
I applied online and was then contacted by a recruiter who worked with my college. The first-round interview was very casual and straightforward- a lot of the questions are on here. The second-round interview is when things began to take a turn for the worse. The interviewer had poor internet connection and kept cutting out. I asked her to repeat the question, and she was visibly frustrated that I had asked her to repeat the question. The instructions for the case study said to only take 30 minutes. In the interview, I said what experts I would've liked to look into more if I had more time. The interviewer replied in a mocking manner that I had plenty of time to look into those experts. I said the instructions said 30 minutes and she scoffed. At the end when I was given the chance to ask questions, she responded with "What do you think" and I ended up answering my own questions. I don't want to say the entire experience was negative because they were timely in their responses and the guy I spoke to in the first round was very nice, but the second interviewer soured the experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why alphasights, what do you know about the industry, why did you pick the experts for the case study, etc.
Initial call with a recruiter to gain an insight into the role. This was followed by two subsequent calls with more senior members of staff which entailed more technical questions. A language test also had to be carried out.
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Question 1
Describe a situation in which you had to work under pressure.
The interview process was three rounds. Initial screening, one on one interview, I didn't make it past the second round, but there was a final interview with team lead afterward.
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Question 1
Role a play a scenario based on the case study you're given.
Stay away. Realized how much of a scam it is as I went through- ended on my own accord after final round. There will be no exit opportunities with this company whatsoever. You will be stuck. Know some friends who have worked here and regret every second of it.