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Anecdoctal, but while we are discussing narrow scope interviews... I just finished a physics PhD and applied to a finance firm. Before I get a chance to speak w
by tictacttoe 7y ago
Anecdoctal, but while we are discussing narrow scope interviews... I just finished a physics PhD and applied to a finance firm. Before I get a chance to speak with a human, they send me a 15 problem 20 min timed exam. Some of the questions were easy and some required thought, unless you’ve been sitting around practicing riddles and LSAT questions all day. I timed out halfway through the exam. It wasn’t even clear a priori how to navigate the exam, or if I could skip questions or how I would be graded. The company effectively canceled my application based on the 50% score.
Now, I’ve probably taken 100+ math exams in my life and I’d be happy to provide data from any one of them. Why trump all that data with 15 questions? Viewing the application process as a pure machine learning problem, their decision seems crazy.