Futures First Research Analyst interview experience

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KurukshetraPosted Jan 2018 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a highly pressure-focused campus process for a Research Analyst role, with multiple short rounds that emphasized stress tolerance over pure technical depth.

Mental-math / aptitude rounds — A very short mental maths test (30 questions in ~5 minutes) followed by a longer CAT-style aptitude test (30 minutes); questions leaned on calculations.
Stress interview (1 hour) — I was confronted about weaknesses in my background/resume, then put through a stress-style session that ended with a memory check (recalling a long digit sequence).
HR screen (5 minutes) — A brief discussion on why I wanted to join the firm.
Aptitude + behavioral/stress interview — Another campus flow started with an aptitude test on quantitative/mental

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