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AQR Capital Management Associate Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 20 May 2024

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posted on 20 May 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

3 questions on codesignal

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basics of DSA and C#

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Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. There were 4 rounds of interview. In the final round the questions were divided in 3 sections -1) Direct Technical questions like what is so & so explain 2) Scenario based technical questions 3)Logical qu...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Go through in detail what ever u work in. Prepare urself in such a way that u can handle every situation. Failure can happen u can get rejected but learn from those. Where do you stand and how much u need to push urself.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Questions always are asked on subjective. They provide you scenario and ask how you will act on such situation,etc. Technical questions are quite less asked. They look for your confidence level

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Mar 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Why Analytics? Why Blackrock?
  • Q2. Questions on Fixed Income, Yield Curve, Some puzzles, Credit Risk
  • Q3. What are swaptions? How do you price an Option?
  • Ans. 

    Swaptions are options on interest rate swaps. Option pricing involves calculating the expected future value of the underlying asset.

    • Swaptions give the holder the right to enter into an interest rate swap at a future date.

    • Pricing involves calculating the expected future value of the underlying asset using models such as Black-Scholes or binomial trees.

    • Factors that affect option pricing include the underlying asset price...

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare Finance portion well. Basics of Credit Risk Management and Option pricing will also help.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Jul 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Add the char of a float value till the sum is less than 9. eg. 107.6 = 1+7+0+6 = 14 = 1+4 = 5

Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Quiz- you have 3 bottles 5 ltr, 3 ltr and 2ltr. Extract 4 ltr of water from this.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Show that you are willing to learn new things and display can do attitude.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Jun 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Design Pipeline
  • Q2. Discuss the file types
  • Ans. 

    File types refer to the format in which data is stored in a computer system.

    • File types determine how data is organized and accessed

    • Common file types include .txt, .jpg, .mp3, .pdf

    • Each file type has specific characteristics and uses

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Nov 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Types of derivative
  • Ans. 

    Derivatives are financial instruments whose value is derived from an underlying asset or group of assets.

    • Types of derivatives include options, futures, forwards, and swaps.

    • Options give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an asset at a specified price before a certain date.

    • Futures are contracts to buy or sell an asset at a specified price on a future date.

    • Forwards are similar to futures but are ...

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  • Q2. How u work under pressure
  • Q3. Diff between IRS & TRS
  • Ans. 

    IRS is the Internal Revenue Service responsible for collecting taxes in the US, while TRS is the Teacher Retirement System providing retirement benefits for educators.

    • IRS stands for Internal Revenue Service and is responsible for collecting taxes in the United States.

    • TRS stands for Teacher Retirement System and provides retirement benefits for educators.

    • IRS deals with tax collection and enforcement, while TRS focuses o...

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Round 2 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Technical related to Excel
  • Q2. General introduction
  • Q3. Condition based questions
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Jan 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why did you leave previous company?
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is the salary expectation and other benefits?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Too much of internal politics. Limited vertical growth. Annual increments too less.
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
-

I appeared for an interview in Mar 2024.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Prime number, string segmentation, unique array.

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Flask,fast grpc architectural
  • Q2. Centralisation, decentralisation, lambda expression,oops concept

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare accordingly to the resume and job description
Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Indeed and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Different types of options
  • Q2. Different case study

AQR Capital Management Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in AQR Capital Management Associate interview?
AQR Capital Management interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the AQR Capital Management interview process are Coding Test and Technical.
How to prepare for AQR Capital Management Associate interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at AQR Capital Management. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at AQR Capital Management expect are Agile, Analytics, Computer science, Microstrategy and Monitoring.

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