I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Jane Street (New York, NY) in May 2023
Interview
As expected, lots of questions on statistical critical thinking, my biggest advise would be to practice practice practice. Something else they value is passion and good critical thinking, plus hard work, in any field you may specialize in, whether financial, stats, math, or anything really.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about my interest in the company and my experience and passions outside of academics.
Heard Jane Street has exciting internships for female students so I decided to apply. Filled out online application. Received a response for online assessment. The assessment was quite difficult for me. The interview was even harder. Lots of technical questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Two players, flipping a coin until one player wins. A wins if the roll ends with HHT. B wins if the roll ends with HTT. What are the odds B wins the game.
very hard and demanding. they are very selective. they like puzzles and pushing you to think out loud. interviewers are nice though. would possible try in the future. maybe. will see
Asked to play a game and probability - the probability questions were easy, and the game had very little math. It was over an hour, closer to 1 hour 30 minutes. Over zoom