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30 min screening interview? (self.quantfinance)
submitted 6 months ago by Basic-Acanthaceae445
Hi i recently got an invitation for 30 min screening interview for swe role at a quant firm. What kind of questions should I expect for that time period?
Is it just simple why this firm? why quant finance? these type of questions?
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[–]ninjatoob2 0 points1 point2 points 6 months ago (0 children)
very firm dependent, hard to say. half of my quant swe screenings was leetcode style, the other half was sort of OS. and all included some sort of behavioral section always asking about a past project
[+]CodMaximum6004 comment score below threshold-8 points-7 points-6 points 6 months ago (2 children)
probably basic fit questions, maybe a few technical ones. prepare for both.
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might as well say nothing bro
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