Harvard Management Company Interview Questions (2024) - 2 Entries

Harvard Management Company Interview Questions

2 total interview insight submissions

Interview Experience (63%)

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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 (63%)

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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 (27%)

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 Harvard Management Company

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Year

Job Title

Group/Division

Location

Experience

Difficulty

Intern

Year 2014

Job Title Intern

Group/Division Equities

Location Boston

Experience

Positive

Difficulty

Average

Intern

Year 2014

Job Title Intern

Group/Division Equities

Location Boston

Experience

Positive

Difficulty

Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Harvard Management Company Examples

Equities Summer Intern Interview - Equities

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston

Interviewed: February 2014

Date Submitted: Mar 13, 2015

Outcome

Declined Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

1-2 months

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

It was fairly straightforward. One-on-one interview on campus, followed by about a 3 week delay prior to a notification that I had been invited to a super day. The super day consisted of meeting and interviewing with the entire group of ~5 people. Lots of market driven questions (tell me an interesting piece of financial news over the past week and how it is impacting the markets now) and a stock pitch were the main components of the interview, along with a lot of fit questions.

Interview Questions

Tell me an interesting piece of financial news over the past week and how it is impacting the markets now

Sample Answer

Emerging Markets Equities Term-time Internship Interview - Equities

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston

Interviewed: October 2014

Date Submitted: Dec 22, 2014

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

HMC hires very often from Harvard, so it was not hard to get started with the interview process. Dropped my resume through the office of career services and was asked to go to the office for a 30 minute interview. I was unlucky because there were big news to be announced (hint: Blyth) and my interview was exactly 30minutes before the announcement. Anyway, it was very straightforward and not much preparation required if you're passionate about markets, unlike some other funds that ask very technical questions. The office is beautiful, people were very friendly, and work culture balanced. Did not get the offer though, notified in 3 weeks.

Interview Questions

Asked me about my classes, which ones I liked and why. Explain concepts from a stats class I enjoyed. Why probability is often unintuitive.

Went though the standard resume walk-me-through. Activities and some work experience.

Spent half the interview talking about my views on the markets, the Fed, and where rates were going. Just wanted to see if I was really as enthusiastic about the markets as I said I was.

Sample Answer