Schonfeld Interview Questions

3 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (78%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

4
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (86%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

3.3
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (85%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at Schonfeld

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Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Experience
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Quant
Year 2021
Job Title Quant
Group/Division Quantitative Research
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
2nd Year Analyst
Year 2021
Job Title 2nd Year Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Quantitative Research
Location Central
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Schonfeld Examples

Quant Interview - Quantitative Research

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: January 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Personality Test
Interview
Interview for a PM team looking to start new pod. Began with call to hiring manager who went over resume and asked general strat/trading questions. Next round was another call with a trader from an adjacent team trading Asia, asked more technical approach questions to trading and equities. Technical coding exam in Q language. Total four interview rounds lasting 30min-1hr each.
Interview Questions
Tell me about a personal investment decision and how you approached that decision. , Explain how you would analyze a trade given x scenario.

Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: January 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Presentation
Interview
I applied online and was selected for the first round with a recruiter. I then interviewed with BD and the team.
Interview Questions
NA

Quant Research Intern Interview - Quantitative Research

Anonymous employee in Central
Interviewed: April 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
One round coding interview, two rounds of comprehensive interview with the senior quant and PM. It is not easy nor difficult.
Interview Questions
Coding, requires to know DP and divde and conquer., Russian Roulette