Alpine Woods

Hedge Funds

Est Annual Revenue:
$50m+
AUM:
$2bn-$3bn
Website
Industry: Hedge Funds
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Alpine Woods Interview Questions

3 total interview insight submissions

Interview Experience (72%)

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Interview Difficulty (57%)

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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.

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% Interns - FT Offers (3%)

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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 Alpine Woods

YearPositionLocationGroup/DivisionExperienceDifficulty
2013AnalystpurchaseInvestment ManagementPositiveEasy
2012analystPurchaseResearchPositiveAverage
2012Compliance AnalystPurchasePositiveAverage

Analyst Interview - Investment Management

Anonymous employee in purchase

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Employee Referral

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: 2013 Date Submitted: Jan 22, 2016

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview

Interview

The interview process was pretty informal as the senior partners knew who I was before hand. Initially, I had an informal phone interview basically to see what I wanted to do, and that turned into a more formal in person interview that went over my investment framework, and a few pitch ideas.

Interview Questions

The most difficult questions were regarding my path to the industry, and why I didn't do the typical strategy of business degree, investment banking, private equity, business school etc. I also wasn't expecting as many macro related questions in regards to emerging markets or my thoughts on interest rates and foreign exchange flows. They also threw out a few tickers of companies and asked me what I thought, and it was implied that I should know these companies well enough to have a discussion with them.
Sample Answer

analyst Interview - Research

Anonymous interview candidate in Purchase

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Recruiter

Length of Process

2-3 months
Interviewed: 2012 Date Submitted: Nov 19, 2013

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation

Interview

There was an initial phone interview followed by 3 on-site interviews at their office in Westchester. First interview was with the hiring manager/PM. Second was with some other PMs. Final interview was with the firm's father/son principals. Interviews were all 1-on-1. There was also a research project that I had to submit. Overall experience was pleasant. People were friendly. Office was very quiet. Culture seemed to be laid back. Saw signs of disorganization throughout the interview process - nothing seriously alarming, but noteworthy.

Interview Questions

What are your thoughts on the markets/economy? Not really a difficult question per se, but it's very open ended so you need to know where you're gonig with that.
Do you want to be a PM later in your career? Can be tricky because you don't want to imply that you're out to take the job of the person hiring you.
Sample Answer

Compliance Analyst Interview -

Anonymous employee in Purchase

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: October 2012 Date Submitted: Mar 14, 2013

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check

Interview

Applied on LinkedIn, got a call from HR shortly after to discuss interest. Scheduled multiple rounds with the department I would be working with. Met with GC/CCO/COO, then two senior compliance officers, finally had 3rd round interviews with CEO/President. Process lasted around two months.

Interview Questions

Why would you like to work in Compliance? I interned for a regulator during my undergrad and it would be natural progression for my career. Interesting and challenging work.
Why would you prefer to work at a small firm vs. a large firm? Familial environment, understand the entire business much better.
Sample Answer