I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at AlphaSights (New York, NY) in Jul 2016
Interview
Sent in my resume online, was asked to do a video submission. Did a video submission, was asked to do a skype interview. Did a skype interview, was asked to do an in-person interview in New York.
The in-person interview was strange. Friendly greeting from the girl at the front desk, but that was where the pleasantries ended. Word to the wise: make sure you write down the names of the experts you source during the case study, because they close all the browser tabs before asking you questions. Also—Experts are paid $100-300 for their time except for doctors and lawyers who can be paid up to $700-800 (I didn’t know this).
The interviewer definitely frowned on my choice to do academic enrichment/study abroad rather than a bunch of internships (I had done two, but apparently not recently enough). He asked me “Have you considered taking the LSAT?” in a way that suggested, “You belong in grad school, not here”. It felt weird and inappropriate. He also sniffed at my public university, and made sure to let me know he went to Cornell. I didn’t get the final offer, but no love was lost.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Between consulting, research and selling, what does AS primarily do?
What motivates you?
Would you rather learn or achieve?
What would you do with $30 million?
How would [person who conducted the case study] say you did on the case study?
Name a class you struggled with?
Where do you want to be in 10 years?
How would your co-workers describe you?
What is a question you wish I’d asked you in this interview?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at AlphaSights (New York, NY) in Jul 2016
Interview
I applied and received an email to do the video interview the next day. I have not finished the whole interview process but i do this because i want to have access to feedback from other applicants on Glassdoor.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at AlphaSights (New York, NY)
Interview
The exact format that every person here as outlined.
1. Pre-Interview via Skype
2. Skype Interview with an Employee
3. On-Site Interview
What I will say is this. AlphaSights was timely and professional through out the entire process. It is an organization of very intelligent individuals. But with this said, and why I would advise people against this company, is their business model itself.
Their value added comes from serving as middle-men to help business leaders "get smart quicker". It simply is a goofy idea to realize that you are cold-calling or working with warm-leads to try to connect an individual who wants knowledge to an individual who has it... This process can be done quicker, and cheaper, by simply using Google. This said, this is a company that employs many so they must be finding some sort of success with their model.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard questions.
On-Site interview involved two case studies. They revolve entirely around the Bread Process. (As an aside, each individual in the organization referred to this phonetically as the Breed Process. Was bothered by this because it seems so glaring. Regardless).
Part one of the case study.
Your goal is to do the B and R sections of the Bread (Once more, they refer to it as the Breed Process) by identifying market experts and connecting them with someone who would want the knowledge. You are given a prompt with three scenarios and asked to identify two experts. Use LinkedIn - it is truly that simple.
Part two of the case study.
Your goal is to act upon the E, A, and D sections of the Bread Process. You simply need to be able to explain to both sides why communicating with the other is mutually beneficial for both.