Bridgewater Portfolio Associate interview

Luckily the hiring gets resumed after the internal restructuring..... Does anyone have insights on the Portfolio Associate role at Bridgewater (Portfolio construction team more specifically) Not sure how is this role different from Investment engineers…… Expecting the upcoming round which would be several “case interviews” - would appreciate it if anyone could share some tips how should I prepare for this! Any other comments about this role are also welcomed - thanks!!!

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I did make it to the final round but my interviewer told me this is a purely operational role with no investment/market exposure in fact (like treasury/compliance/risk) type role.... 

I was also surprised by just FYI...

 

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