global consulting firm Quantitative Analyst interview experience

It began with a phone screen where the interviewer came across rude and judgmental right from the start, even framing it as if he’d chosen an imperfect approach. He asked questions about programming languages, but the way the questions were delivered was vague, and the ambiguity made it harder to know what he actually wanted.

The situation got worse when he made an incorrect statement about algorithmic complexity—something like claiming a complexity order relation that didn’t match reality. When I pointed out the issue, he reacted badly.

It was one of the most hostile interview experiences