I had applied through our college portal and was selected for Round 1. We were sent an email to have a topic of debate thought out by us for the round one which consisted of a group discussion. We were sent in an MBTI and other personality tests (multiple choice) that were to be completed before our first round of the interview. We reached the interview location, that was in our college campus, where we were seated and given name tags. Once it was time one of the company representatives called out 5 interviewees and walked us into a room with 2 other colleagues of his. We sat down, introduced ourselves and were told about how they planned to go about the group discussion. The discussion lasted for about an hour where each of our topics where discussed on for about 10 min each. One of the company representatives led the discussions while the other was taking notes. The discussions were very casual. And if the interview thought any of us wasn't participating or putting our thoughts across on a certain idea/topic, he would make sure he asked that interviewee what he/ she thought. We were told that if we were selected for Round 2, we would receive an email by the end of the day and also get an opportunity to attend a company social that was in the evening the same day. I hadn't received an email by the end of day and had figured I wasn't selected for round 2.

Bridgewater demands a lot of time to go through their interview process: watching videos, taking personality tests, filling out a chart that asks specific questions about your activities as an alternative to the standard resume. My first round interviewers in the group debate were very open and respectful (and the debate was fun!), but unfortunately my second round interviewers were disrespectful and outright rude, which was really shocking. I learned a lot about myself in the process, which made the experience worthwhile.