KGS Alpha Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (3%)

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.

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 donut, 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 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 (85%)

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 (79%)

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 KGS Alpha

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Year 2013
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Fixed Income
Location New York
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Interview Questions & Answers - KGS Alpha Examples

Summer Analyst Interview - Fixed Income

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: 2013
Date Submitted: Oct 13, 2013
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
Phone interview with brainteasers. Overall the interview was extremely difficult and were not questions that I had come across previously. After the interview did not feel like I had the opportunity to intern at KGS alpha, but then later went on through other rounds of interview and additional communication with the company with additional brainteasers.
Interview Questions
Probability dice question. Don't remember details, but typical expected value of dice roll followed by additional questions. Was pretty straightforward although considering the option aspect of the dice roll was tricky.
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