I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Bridgewater Associates (Bridgeport, CT) in Jan 2015
Interview
The interview started in the morning and ended just an hour or two after noon. I had four interviews in total and then an additional phone interview about one or two weeks after. The first interview consisted of two interviewers who started off telling me to introduce myself and background. Gradually, they started asking me about my life decisions and my weaknesses. They delved deep into the roots of each question, asking "why".
The second interview was a group interview in which everyone had to bring a topic for discussion. The group interview had about 6 or 7 candidates with around 3 interviewers to moderate the discussion. The moderators would then choose a topic they find most interesting, and the discussion begins. The moderators often jumped in and ask follow up questions to test our thinking processes.
The third interview consisted an analysis of a current event. The interviewers asked me to talk about the topic I had for the group interview that did not get chosen so I had a chance to discuss about a topic I was familiar with. The interviewers asked very tough follow up questions again digging into the "why" part of my thinking process.
The fourth interview revolved more around life decisions and analysis of the personality test results you done before you went to the company for the interview. Interviewers circled parts of the personality test and ask why you think you achieved such a score and why is it that you behave in a certain way.
Two weeks later, I had a phone interview with an external consultant company they hired in which the interviewer asked me a lot of high level questions again testing the depth of my thinking process and ability to comprehend complex matters.
First round with HR.
Second round is a group discussion. Given a topic, there is no right or wrong. I think they are trying to understand your thinking process and how you deal with problems.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
HR related general questions. Philosophy-like topic.
HR screen about you and your background, group discussion where you discuss an abstract philosophical question (e.g do you tax happiness, if you could make everyone believe one fact what would it be), analytical interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You are netflix trying to figure out how much to pay for a new show/how much it's worth, what do you do
Analytical debate and then further rounds discussing quantitative problems, analytical studies, etc. etc. around 4 to 5 rounds in total and also questions on resume and experience etc etc. not super chill or super intensive, nothing much else to add