Princeton University Investment Company Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (71%)

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4
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  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (91%)

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.

3.7
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  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult

Interviews at Princeton University Investment Company

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Year 2019
Job Title Intern
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Location Princeton
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Year 2018
Job Title Intern
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Location Princeton
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Job Title Intern
Group/Division Operations
Location Princeton
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Interview Questions & Answers - Princeton University Investment Company Examples

Intern Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Princeton
Interviewed: August 2019
Date Submitted: Oct 04, 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Visited at career fair first before even submitting application. Talked to partners and got business cards from them. Used contact info found there to apply.
Interview Questions
Mostly behaviorals at first.
Why PRINCO?
Why your major?
Favorite professor/department on campus?
Extracurriculars, sports, music? (They love athletes)
What is the most challenging thing you have done?
Biggest risk you have taken in your life?
Simple logic questions--nothing really math heavy.
If I were to give you $100000 right now, what would you do with it, given you must return at least 1/2 of the money to me by next month. (ie if you just keep 50000, you only have to give 50000 back to them)
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Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Princeton
Interviewed: September 2018
Date Submitted: May 30, 2019
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
Series of interviews. All very pleasant but probably 10 different conversations in total with two rounds of superdays
Interview Questions
Nothing particularly unexpected. Tell me about negative feedback you received... what's would your friends say about you... things of that nature.

They were into a dialogue format, so the most difficult aspect was having to ask many many questions. Probably a max of 7 in a single interview. It doesn't sound like many, but thinking of that many cogent questions is difficult on the spot and is many more than I've had to in any other interview. Would highly recommend prepping many questions to ask
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Operations Intern Interview - Operations

Anonymous interview candidate in Princeton
Interviewed: February 2013
Date Submitted: Oct 29, 2013
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Interview
I sent in my resume in December, and was invited to interview in February. There were two interviews, both behavioral. They asked me questions about my resume and how I would respond in certain situations. There were two people each time - 1 analyst and 1 more senior person. Regarding their team, everyone seemed very smart and capable (everyone I met graduated at least magna cum laude), as well as pretty happy with their work and lives. Seems like they have a good work balance too - no 90 hour work weeks here.
Interview Questions
Explain an instance where you had difficulties in a team situation, and how you overcame it.

-I explained a situation when I was captain of a sports team in high school. Nothing too unusual.
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

-Hard to answer because I don't really know. I just gave them an honest answer, which they liked. I think they tend to like sincerity and authenticity in answers.
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