I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at AlphaSights (New York, NY) in Nov 2012
Interview
Applied through school for a position in the New York office.
The interview was pretty laid back: 1 session with 2 people, where they walk you through their methodology for solving a research problem. It was a quasi case study, but basically they ask you what you would research in order to answer a case study question. just make sure you think about all the aspects of a given market/technology when they ask you.
The other half of the interview is a conversation with another guy who asks you about your research and your goals.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if someone came to you wanting to know about the contact lens industry.
Interview process was ok, several stages and language test as it was a particular language speaking role, only downside really was very little feedback given at the end when not successful. When I asked for a feedback call as to why I wasn’t successful they didn’t answer my question and it was a 2 mins call saying that I was just unsuccessful.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Competency based questions, language test including interview and conversational skills.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at AlphaSights (Tokyo)
Interview
It was a very smooth and amazing interview. They were very kind and also catches important points that you say to them. Definitely asks interesting questions and overall an amazing interview process
The interview process was really quick and straightforward. Within 2 weeks the full interview process was completed. There was a lot of guidance throughout the process and clear expectations management.