I applied through university. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at AlphaSights in Nov 2013
Interview
I applied through my university's career website and received an email soon after requesting an interview. The interview was conducted through a videochat program. It was very awkward because as you talked, your face was staring right back at you in the computer screen. Also, there was a predetermined time for each question, so if said everything you could for one question but the time wasn't up, there would just be an empty pause until the time finished and you would move onto the next question. If you messed up on a question, there was no way to go back and redo it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The questions are relatively easy and stereotypical of any interview. The real challenge is that it's done via videochat. It's a lot harder to talk to a computer screen than to a real person. The interview process seems very artificial which made it very difficult for me.
I went through 2 rounds of interviews before deciding myself not to move on after the second. The first one was a standard behavioral one, recorded before a screen (might've changed due to the pandemic). The second one consisted of two parts: the first a role play, where I was assigned a case and asked to look for industry experts to answer a question for a made-up client, the second a standard behavioral interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you find three industry experts in X industry?
I applied through university. I interviewed at AlphaSights (New York, NY)
Interview
I was interviewed via a webcam sevice online, was asked 4 questions with 60 seconds to respond to each one. I found Alphasights through Glassdoor after researching the Coleman Research Group on my university's career search tool.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What does Alphasights do?
Why Alphasights?
What experiences have led you on your career path?
What other employers are you applying for?
I applied through university. I interviewed at AlphaSights
Interview
I applied online. After a few days, I received a virtual resume interview and completed within 3 days. Then after a few weeks, I received another invitation to interview with a recruiter. My 2nd interview, consisting of a case study and general behavioral questions, took place in November. Still waiting for decision.
1st Video interview with Recruiter was about 1 hour long.
2nd Video interview with manager and associates:
Started with a Case study, about 1 hour long. Afterwards, interviewed with a manger for another hour.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Tell me about yourself?
Q: How does Alphasights fit into your goals?
Q: What's Alphasights' business model?
Q: How do we generate our revenue?
Q: Tell me a time when you fail
Q: What is a risk you took in your life?