First Derivatives Interview Questions (2024) - 3 Entries

First Derivatives Interview Questions

3 total interview insight submissions

Interview Experience (46%)

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 (53%)

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.

2.3

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% Interns - FT Offers (64%)

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 First Derivatives

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Year

Job Title

Group/Division

Location

Experience

Difficulty

Student / Prospective Monkey

Year 2020

Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey

Group/Division Global Data

Location Belfast

Experience

Positive

Difficulty

Average

Consultant

Year 2020

Job Title Consultant

Group/Division Consulting

Location Newry

Experience

Positive

Difficulty

Easy

Student / Prospective Monkey

Year 2019

Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey

Group/Division Derivatives

Location New York

Experience

Negative

Difficulty

Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - First Derivatives Examples

Data Scientist Interview - Global Data

Anonymous interview candidate in Belfast

Interviewed: December 2020

Date Submitted: Mar 02, 2021

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month

Application

Phone Interview

1 on 1 Interview

Skills Test

Interview

Test followed by phone interview followed by 1 on 1 zoom interview. Interview questions were mainly about motivation and first derivatives to get your understanding of the company.

Interview Questions

The more in depth questions about First Derivatives and what they do. They want to make sure you have read their website so make sure to study that before your interview.

Sample Answer

Financial Engineer Interview - Consulting

Anonymous interview candidate in Newry

Interviewed: May 2020

Date Submitted: Jul 28, 2020

Outcome

Declined Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

Less than 1 month

Application

Phone Interview

Interview

HR phone screening call where they asked questions about my CV.
Second and final interview was conducted through zoom and asked mostly behavioural & motivational questions.
Both interviewers were quite young and asked very basic questions.

Interview Questions

Both interviews were fairly straightforward. The HR screening interview lasted around 15 minutes and consisted of very basic questions about my education and motivations. The second interview was conducted through zoom and lasted around 25 minutes. She was very friendly and easy to talk to. She asked mainly motivational questions like why this company, why this role etc. No real technical questions and no brain teasers. It is a very straightforward interview if you do your research on the company.

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Data Scientist Interview - Derivatives

Anonymous interview candidate in New York

Interviewed: February 2019

Date Submitted: Mar 24, 2019

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month

Application

Phone Interview

Interview

Had a phonecall with HR in Northern Ireland. She seemed disinterested and simply asked about basic information such as clients, stock prices and training programs about the company. No interest whatsover about my skills.

Interview Questions

Explain to me what you know about the training programs offered at first derivatives. What does CMTP stand for? How long is the process and what kind of things will you learn?

What exactly are derivatives? What does first derivatives do for its clients? What sets first derivatives apart from other consulting companies?

What do you know about Kdb+, out database? What competitive advantages does it offer over other similar types of databases? What are some use cases and why are you personally excited to use Kdb+?

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