AllianceBernstein Interview Questions

80 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (88%)

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.

3.6
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (90%)

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.

2.8
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (89%)

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 AllianceBernstein

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Year 2023
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Private Wealth Management
Location New York
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Very Positive
Difficulty
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Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Research
Location New York
Experience
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Difficulty
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Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
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Location New York
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Year 2021
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
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Difficulty
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Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2022
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Equity Research
Location New York
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1st Year Analyst
Year 2021
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Private Banking
Location New York
Experience
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Difficulty
Easy
1st Year Associate
Year 2021
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Private Wealth Management
Location San Francisco
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
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Intern
Year 2017
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Fixed Income
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
1st Year Analyst
Year 2020
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Portfolio Management
Location new york
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2020
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Portfolio Management
Location new york
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - AllianceBernstein Examples

Private wealth associate Interview - Private Wealth Management

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: January 2023
Date Submitted: Feb 07, 2024
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Personality Test
Interview
Submitted application online, had a phone screen, then submitting pymetrics test, next Zoom interview with two people from the team. Last round was two in-person interviews with senior management
Interview Questions
What is a common misconception about yourself?
Sample Answer

Summer Intern Interview - Research

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: October 2022
Date Submitted: Nov 03, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
First round with an analyst and then a superday with several analysts. Both rounds were a mix of technical and behavioral, questions. Overall people seemed friendly, smart, and knowledgeable.
Interview Questions
Tell me about your time you got constructive criticism and how did you respond?
Sample Answer

Private Wealth Management Summer Intern Interview - Private Wealth Management

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2022
Date Submitted: Oct 09, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
submitted application online and was contacts a few weeks later to schedule a phone call with recruiter
Interview Questions
Why AB?, Why Private Wealth?
Sample Answer

associate Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: May 2021
Date Submitted: Sep 19, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Research position - interview was 30-45 min. Intro and some behavioral questions, past work scenarios. Ended with case study question seen in consulting.
Interview Questions
Case study market sizing question
Sample Answer

Summer Senior Research Associate Interview - Equity Research

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: January 2022
Date Submitted: Jan 08, 2022
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
The company interviewed on campus; the process consisted of two interviews that were both 1 on 1. The interviews were 30 minutes each.
Interview Questions
Estimate the market size of 5G smartphone sales in 2022.
Sample Answer

Private Wealth Associate Interview - Private Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2021
Date Submitted: Nov 16, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
All about behavioral, fit, and situational. Super day was good overall very friendly environment and good experience
Interview Questions
what are the con’s of working here
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Private Wealth Associate Interview - Private Wealth Management

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: October 2021
Date Submitted: Nov 08, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Personality Test
Interview
Initial phone screening with HR Rep from Headquarters in Nashville, followed by four 1-on-1 interviews with senior associates and management in the office of choice. Personality test following this, waiting on final round/decision.
Interview Questions
Describe a time where you failed to finish a task on time, how did you deal with that and what would you do differently?
Sample Answer

Fixed Income Associate Interview - Fixed Income

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: March 2017
Date Submitted: Feb 17, 2021
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Drug Test
Background Check
Interview
The last round is tough by meeting with four to five interviewers. Some brain teasers and case studies were asked, make sure to know some basic math.
Interview Questions
Estimate the money that a Uber driver can make in a week
Sample Answer

private wealth associate Interview - Portfolio Management

Anonymous employee in new york
Interviewed: October 2020
Date Submitted: Dec 05, 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
First interview was on- campus, all behavioral
Then there was a second interview, similar questions, more fit and role based questions
Final day was a superday that consisted of three interviews
Interview Questions
They asked brain teaser questions, like how many people travel in the atlanta airport on a given day. Be sure to brush up on how to handle those types of questions. They mainly want to see how you think through things.
Sample Answer

Equity Research Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: October 2019
Date Submitted: Jun 04, 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Interview
It was OCR. I had an interview on campus with 2 people. Then I had a superday with 3 other students from my college. We had 5 rounds of official interviews plus 2 rounds of meetings (one with former interns, and one with the CEO or head person).
Interview Questions
The most difficult or unexpected interview question was when they asked me to figure out what the gradiated map was of. They had a global map with different colors (red, orange, yellow) and the interviewer asked me to figure out what it was a map of. It turned out to be a map of oak trees. I had a hard time with it because I did not have a good grasp on geography. There were about 15-20 minutes set aside for this question and he just nodded as I explained my logic. In the end, I ended up getting it, but it took a lot of talking and asking him questions.
Sample Answer