Locus Analytics Interview
Hi,
Next week I'm having a phone interview with a company called Locus Analytics. They can be roughly categorised as a boutique, market research firm. There is not much information for this company online. Has anyone gone for their interview before?
Thanks.
Hey me too! I have no idea what their interviews will be like. But don't they call themselves a think-tank?
Hey when is your interview scheduled? Is it next week?
yup next week. are you in the states?
no i'm not in the states, im in singapore, what about you?
same! lol they must be doing a singapore round or something. are you from NTU/SMU/NUS?
wow what a coincidence!! haha i'm from NTU.. what about u? i think it's not really a "singapore round".. i believe they are hiring globally
lol i'm from NTU too hehe. what's your major?
i'm a double degree in accountancy and biz.. what about u?
lol i'm in EEE. are you a local?
no i'm not a local.. but you can count me as one because i've been here for about 10 years already.. guess you are a local?
nope i'm not a local haha. oh ok so you studied in JC and stuff. are you vietnamese by any chance?
haha nope not a vietnamese, a chinese actually.. have you started preparing for it?
oh ok lol, i saw a vietnamese person like their facebook page lol. noo i haven't started, i still have to finish my FYP and study for a test coming up this week. have you got a job already?
haha i see.. engineering student fyp deadline should be coming up.. haha as an accounting student with no interest in big4 i'm one of the few in biz school still hunting for jobs.. what about u?
hmm.. yeah i'm also not into big 4. i have a job at an engineering company. but this looks way more interesting to me. you're interested in banking/finance?
finance yes, but i have always wanted to open up my own firm in the future so a startup is way more appealing to me.. oh by the way there is another post on this website.. someone from canada also having this interview.. then someone replied saying he already did the phone interview.. mostly fit-based questions like tell me more about yourself kinda stuff.. you can go dig that post out.. i can see the link in this page, you shld be able to see it too..
oh yes, i see the link. thanks for that. yes i love entrepreneurship-related work. hmm so it's like a normal HR interview. what sort of jobs are you looking for in singapore? not into investment banks?
nah not really interested in that.. huge pay for sure, but it's just not for me.. culture doesn't fit.. haha may i ask a rather personal question? is your gpa very high? 1st class caliber?
LOL no. it's not even close :p how about yours? i tried PMing you, let me know if you get a msg.
hey didn't receive your msg.. is it supposed to show up in my email or somewhere else on this site? haha i'm also very very far from 1st class... it looks like they are looking more for experiences than grades.. care to share any unique experiences you have? i'm sure you got something different from most people
i sent you another one...check the top left corner of your screen for a mail icon. let me know if you got it :)
Hey. Also interviewing with them next week.
International, but not based in Singapore.
The earlier post that was mentioned was deleted. I can only assume the Canadian candidate did not want to share the info that was provided to him. I read it and came back to check the next day and it was no longer available.
Seem to be interviewing in excess of 100 candidates at this stage. Any idea how many people the firm is aiming to hire? Can't be more than 3 or 4 I think.
i don't see any deleted post in that thread. there is a person named steeelex who shared about the interview. which one are you referring to?
i am not sure how many they are interviewing, but what makes you say it's 100+? there were at maximum like 30 interview timeslots on the google calendar. and yes i do think it can't be more than 10 people.
which country are in?
I logged on shortly after the email was sent. Interviewing four days this week, and one day next week. Many time slots were double. I suspect you may have logged on a little after me once quite a few time slots had already been booked. When I checked there were around 80, and I suspect a number had already been boked by that time.
Yes, I think it was the thread by steeelex. I can't seem to access it anymore.
@greenblob i think the most important information from the deleted thread was that the phone interview was more about fit-based questions like tell me about yourself.. steeeelix passed the phone interview but declined a second round bcos he already had a job offer from somewhere else..
Canadian candidate here. It's still there, no idea why you can't access it :P
yup i can also access it. did you have your interview yet?
Yes I did this morning. The signal reception was pretty bad so I think I bombed haha.
lol bad connection from canada to the US? that means it'll be worse for us lol. did they let you know how many rounds there will be, and when they'll let you know if you passed to the 2nd round?
It's just that my carrier is a cheap and shitty one. Stick to Singtel and you should be fine. No idea when the second round is. My guess is that we should all know next week.
Man I had my interview today and I was so nervous that I think I totally bombed it :( :( Without going much into details, when they asked me to talk about myself and/or describe particular situations, I felt so choked that I ended up rehersing materials on my resume. Toward the end of the conversation, I felt my face growing very very hot that when it came to the last question, I asked the interviewer to repeat the question. :( At the end of each question, the interviewer summarized what I said and made short comments on what I said. It would be nice if the interviewer actually meant what she said, but I couldn't tell.
This company sounds really cool and I spent several weeks finding information and reading about it, but I feel like I blew up my chances here :( :( :( .Also, considering that I don't have any internship experiences in finance, even though I am an econ major, I am so mad at myself for screwing up my interview :( :( :(
How many people are they looking to hire, does anyone know? Also, how important will the interview be in order to move me to the next round?
What round of interview are you guys on?
@FreedayFF haha i'm using starhub hopefully it will be fine.. how many questions did they ask you? is there any technical questions?
I think it could have stayed just fit questions, but I actually got pretty technical since some of their works are similar to my prior experience. The interviewer was very relax, so I tried to control the interview by asking lots of questions, and just left him around 3-4 questions to demonstrate my experience. In the end, I couldn't hear much due to bad reception so this style kind of backfired.
Thanks FreedayFF.. I think since your experience is relevant, you stand a pretty good chance of proceeding.. and it seems like you were pretty much in control of the whole conversation.. did you ask questions throughout the interview? or did u ask most of the questions towards the end?
Most in the beginning and just one in the end. I just went with the flow.
I done the interview, the interviewer has no question for me...... I am very sad, he give a introduction for their company business. After that, I just introduce myself and explain why I am interested in their company. Three rounds in total, all of them are phone interview, I have asked him. Full-time work in New York. Hope it is helpful for us. Did they ask you very specific question about your major or research? I am sure one thing is the interviewer very like my research experience and said that why he select me as candidate.....
@yuan0041 did u ask them when will the first round result come out?
Yuan, next time you could just wait for a few seconds. It might be awkward a little bit, but a short pause will give the interviewer time to think up questions for you. Sometimes I'd just flat out ask "do you have any questions for me?"
@ Freeday FF, true, finally I have no words... I directly ask he do you have any questions for me. But, but, he said that's all.... I have no idea, does he think my introduction is enough.....Does people discussed here are all from NTU or Singapore. A few students here are NTU students... @Jellykocat11, I did not ask the second round timing... forget it... Maybe TMR someone could ask this question, this whole week they are running first round interview.
yuan0041, thanks for the info. i'll try and ask when the rounds are tomorrow. what sort of research experience do you have?
Final decisions should be out by the end of the month. Another one or two rounds between now and then. Not sure when intermediate results will be out.
OK, I see, it is very aggressive three round interview within one month...
Hi everyone, just saw this thread. I seemed to have the impression that the 2 year program is just that, so after 2 years, you are on your own once again. I was asking an unrelated qns and I got that impression.
I'm sure if you do a good job, they will want to keep you after. If you don't, well, you'd want to leave anyway.
hai guys! i actually went to the office for the first round interview. was anyone invited right after the interview for a second round?
i wasn't, were you? how was their office?
Did anyone get the third round of the interviews yet? I did two rounds last month and then they haven't gotten back to me ever since. It's been almost three weeks.
not even on 2nd round yet, but @FreedayFF, i kinda asked them about what happens after 2 years..they said while they're not sure yet, "you take your experience to other firms". i.e. it's a 2 year contract kind of thing.
Wawa, so cool,someone done the second run. I think Singapore candidate did first run thus week, and when you get second round interview after your first round @killergorllariv
@KillerGorillaV Cool you've done the second round already! What's the difference between the 1st and 2nd round?
The waiting is killing me :P
for those who participated in the first round interview last week, anyone received any news ?
I have not got any new so far. Maybe dead...
haven't gotten a response yet either
Looking at the the calendar, there're still a few 1st rounds today.
I had a couple interviews and after the second one ended up getting an offer. From Seattle over here. Offer was extended on April 4th. First interview was March 21st, second one was March 26th. Overall quick experience. First and second round was not much different.
Nice. Did you accept the offer? Please don't :P
Sounds like they interviewed the American candidates first, and international in early April. Do wish they would get back to us though.
KillerGorillaV & nfontana10: what's the difference between the 1st and 2nd interview?
I had my first interview last Friday evening, and I am hoping to hear back soon about a second round! She told me that they are aiming to hire about 15 people, fyi
Is the second round different from the first round?
bump thread
had my first round 4/4, second round coming up 4/18. from the US
had my second round. format is exactly the same as the first.
Anyone from Singapore get the second round interview ?
me.
indeed, why a phone interview when your first round was at their office. hmm...
I have done the interview on 03/04/2013. Two weeks passed.
Seems like international applicants are the backup plan. Are all second-rounders American?
i'm american. seems rather odd that the 2nd round is a phone interview, when my first one was at the office... just food for thought
turkey monkey, how was the office vibe / look? Just wondering as there's nothing much online at all
I think I failed, because I did not receive second round interview till now.
hi all, do you think a candidate be at a disadvantage if he/she needs H1B visa to work in US? cos it's like extra work for the company
I have a buddy who couldn't work for Goldman Sachs NYC because the quota for work visa is already full this year. They moved him to Calgary though.
Thanks for the info FreedayFF. I read from Wall Street Journal that this year, the demand for H1B exceeded the supply so it has to be allocated by balloting. Do you think that means for all those people needing H1B will have no more chance?
Not sure, maybe they have different categories, like engineering, science and finance.
personally I think they should have considered this.. the application for H1B ended on 5 Apr.. no way they could complete the interviews by then.. anyway good luck to everyone
just read this on wiki, according to free trade agreements btw usa and sg, sg has a 5400 reserve limit for h1b visas. I was wondering how some of my friends, yet o apply for visa, who were hired by an american mnc, were going to head over there for a 16mth training stint if the wsj article was indeed true. guess this will be their ticket there
any of y'all applying for the FT position? i just had my 2nd round today...interviewer said there will be a 3rd round in their offices too, btw. Also, she asked at the end of the interview if I was legally allowed to work in the US, and if i would ever need any sort of sponsorship to work there...just thought that that'd apply to what you guys were talking about regarding visas.
Hey NJ - I am applying for an FT position. Did you get the impression that everyone will have their 3rd round in the office? Or do you think they only said it to you because you might be living/studying close by?
Has anyone received news about getting to third round?
not me
Hi all, those non-US candidates who participated in the second round last week, any news?
anyone heard anything since second round last week?
nope, no news since second round. didnt even get a response to my thank you email (which i got after first round)
Haven't gotten a response either. Had my 2nd round Wednesday last week.
lol I haven't received any news since my first round like 3 weeks ago. They're really unprofessional. Screw them, I just accepted a consulting gig in Toronto. I'd have loved to live in NYC though.
sour grapes much? maybe you haven't heard back about your first round because you didn't make the cut. you're the one sounding unprofessional here.
My first time interviewing for a finance position, and I still got further than you....ouch.
hi all, for those attended the second round between 15-19 april, anyone got anything from them?
I do find it unprofessional that they're not sending out rejection notices more promptly. That being said, the office is really young - I have an inkling I was interviewed by someone graduating this spring...
I called them this morning and the person who picked up the phone told me that the results will be out in the next few weeks and she couldn't tell me more at the moment. I took that as I didn't get the job.
Few weeks!? How much more time do they need...
@turkeymonkey That was my initial reaction. I think it's pretty much decided already. The only reason that I can think of for this long delay is they would offer to the tier 1 candidates first, and if some of them reject, they will offer to a waitlist. This process may take a while. But again that's just my speculation.
Next few weeks sound like a long time. Time to move on guys. It's been nice chatting with all of you (:
I was interviewed in the 3rd round by a Locus alumnus based in Singapore now. He told me those who went through the 3rd round will receive a yay/nay reply from the company. I understand that the recruiters will run the candidates by Rory Riggs, and when i mentioned that's gonna take some time, the interviewer told me that's not necessarily so. In any case, I have faith that Locus will return a reply to those who went through the last round, so don't strike it off just yet! =)
@axlaxed when did you have your third round interview? This week? I had mine on Wednesday of last week and just figured they already made their decisions.
i had mine on the last sat of april. how did you figure they already made their decision?
only because they have still not gotten back to me with a yes/no
The interviewer told me explicitly that last round candidates will be given a reply yes or no. So I'm just counting on that. Lol. I might drop Carly a mail next week.
I was extended an offer last week after a fourth round Skype interview. I'm not sure how many other offers have been made. If you had a third round interview and haven't heard back yet, you might still be in the running.
Congrats! What was the fourth interview about?
Congrats aklamun! I had a third round from a Locus alumnus based in Singapore..Was that your fourth round? Cause he didnt tell me whether they will reply with an explicit yes/no.
My fourth round was pretty much the same as the third round in-person interview. I think it was just a chance to talk more closely with some of the other members of Locus. I didn't ask about an explicit yes/no reply from them.
Locus Analytics Internship (Originally Posted: 04/14/2014)
Did anyone apply for a summer internship at Locus Analytics? If so, have they heard back yet?
Yes, I received an offer last week (I think I'll end up accepting).
congrats! I still haven't heard back
I also received an offer and accepted. I was wondering what the other offer holders were planning to do for accommodation?
Not quite sure what I'll do for housing. Do you know how many hours/week the internship is? They really gave me the bare-bones information.
I am not sure of hours as of yet. What role will you have at Locus, if you don't mind me asking :)
Theoretical model validation? Again, they were quite vague.
A friend of mine did the high school internship and explained exactly what he did at Locus. I found the whole system/theory to be incredibly fascinating.I won't go in to detail here because I know he signed a nondisclosure agreement. I know that he worked from 9:30-3 or 5 or something, but once again this was for high school internship position. I also know they provide you with an unlimited metrocard for transportation purposes, AND they pay you. From what I could tell the internship seemed like a great opportunity and I congratulate all who were accepted. I am going to be a college freshman in the fall, and seeing that they disbanded the high school internship program I will certainly be applying in college. If any of you have any questions I can attempt to answer them, but chances are I won't be able to.
All this being said, how hard was it to secure a summer internship position?
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