Atalaya Capital Management Interview Questions

4 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (66%)

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3.5
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (79%)

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
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult

Interviews at Atalaya Capital Management

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Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Experience
Difficulty
2nd Year Analyst
Year 2021
Job Title 2nd Year Analyst
Group/Division Special Situations Group
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2020
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division N/A
Location New York, NY
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2016
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Research
Location New York
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
Easy
1st Year Analyst
Year 2013
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Distressed Debt and-or High Yield
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Atalaya Capital Management Examples

Analyst Interview - Special Situations Group

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: February 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
I spoke with various members of the team, followed by several meetings with members of upper management and a case study. Final interview was in person. I initially applied online, and in total, spoke to 7-8 people. Everyone seemed smart and was very welcoming. Ultimately received an offer and accepted.
Interview Questions
I was asked several mental math questions (2-digit multiplication). I was not expecting that in an interview with a more senior member of the firm, but it was relatively straightforward and that was the only curveball.

Investment Analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New York, NY
Interviewed: January 2020
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Skills Test
Personality Test
Interview
I applied for the role by submitting my resume through email. I received a first-round interview update, which was a phone interview that consisted of a mixture of both technical and behavioral.
Interview Questions
Walk me through a DCF Model, How does a $10 decrease in inventory affect the financial statements? , Tell me what Net Operating Losses are, and how you would calculate them.

Investment Analyst Intern Interview - Investment Research

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: August 2016
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
The interview was a 45 minute phone call with an Investment Professional. The guy had a clear inferiority complex and continued asking unusual questions about my activities.
Interview Questions
Given 5 minutes to brief a CEO on a topic of your choosing, how would you choose to go about briefing that CEO?

Tell me about a time when you really screwed something up, or were working in a group and were having a great deal of difficulty fulfilling your responsibilities to your team members. How did you handle this adversity and what did you do to improve yourself?

We are looking for people who can work hard. Convince me of your ability to pick up the skills that you need to learn and work hard.

Analyst Interview - Distressed Debt and-or High Yield

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: 2013
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
1st round was a phone interview with a VP. 90% fit, 10% market BS.

2nd round was in their office: 2 rounds of 2:1, each roughly 45min. Again, 90% fit. Good group of guys, definitely smart people there. Small shop so personality matters more so here.
Interview Questions
Should NCAA athletes get paid?