global consulting firm Quantitative Analyst interview experience

The first round was three separate hour-long interviews, and the mix was clear: coding and probability questions that required real work on paper. During the coding part, the pace was interactive, and I liked that the conversation stayed lively even though the problems were challenging.

Once the coding finished, the probability segment became the core of the evaluation. Questions weren’t just plug-and-chug—they pushed me on how I reasoned about distributions and uncertainty, and I had to be ready to show the steps rather than only the conclusion. I also remember using pen and paper because