Point72·Research Analyst

Point72 Research Analyst interview experience

Got offer

Medium

Negative

United StatesPosted Jun 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My first major step was an exercise where I had to pitch a stock.

I remember getting feedback on the pitch, which then led into meetings with PM teams.

After that, the process moved into a team selection phase, and that was described as the step that could ultimately lead to a full-time offer. The overall arc felt similar to what I’d seen at other firms of roughly the same size—structured, and centered on both how I could frame an investment idea and how I fit with the teams.

Difficulty-wise, it felt average. The pressure came mainly from pitching and responding to reactions, but it didn’t come across as a test meant to trick me—more like an evaluation of

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