Dow Jones Interview Questions (2024) - 2 Entries

Dow Jones Interview Questions

2 total interview insight submissions

Interview Experience (4%)

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.

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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.

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Interview Difficulty (23%)

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.

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% Interns - FT Offers (16%)

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 Dow Jones

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Year

Job Title

Group/Division

Location

Experience

Difficulty

Intern

Year 2014

Job Title Intern

Group/Division Investment Banking

Location Minneapolis

Experience

Negative

Difficulty

Very Easy

Research Associate

Year 2014

Job Title Research Associate

Group/Division Venture Capital

Location San Francisco

Experience

Neutral

Difficulty

Very Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - Dow Jones Examples

intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Minneapolis

Interviewed: March 2014

Date Submitted: Jul 25, 2018

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

I did not get the job. Interview questions were typical workplace questions, but my grades weren't competitive enough.

Interview Questions

most difficult question was about how many golf balls i could pack inside of a limo. I said well limos can fit about 10 people, 10 people equal 6 ft times 1 ft times 2 ft. so 12 cubic feet, therefore 120 cubic feet. A standard issue golf ball is 3 inches cubed, so 4 times that equals a foot. Therefore you can fit 480 golf balls inside of a limo. The interviewer looked at me and asked me if I play golf I said no, I just watched a lot of ESPN to prepare for this interview. He said im too funny to work in finance.

Sample Answer

Research Associate Interview - Venture Capital

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco

Interviewed: May 2014

Date Submitted: May 30, 2014

Outcome

Declined Offer

Interview Source

Employee Referral

Length of Process

2-3 months

Application

Phone Interview

1 on 1 Interview

Skills Test

Personality Test

Interview

The interview process at Dow Jones was incredibly easy. It is all behavioral questions read off of a script. The employees are friendly, but the work seems very repetitive. I thought the research associate position was going to allow me to dive deep into the financing of VC backed companies, but it was actually just a job where you called for information. Disappointing. The skills test just makes sure you are detail oriented. Triple check each step at the end. For example, one question asked me to end a title with no period. Make sure you do not put the period.

Interview Questions

Tell us about a time you failed and how you overcame that disappointment. Why do you want to work for Dow Jones? Is there a particular industry you are interested in? They really just want to make sure you are able to carry a basic conversation.

Sample Answer

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