Point72 Research Analyst interview experience

That take-home piece set the tone—it was the first moment where the expectations felt clearly higher than a simple screening.

Then the process moved into multiple rounds: I started with HR, where the questions leaned heavily toward fit and behavioral details about my background. After that, I went into interviews with investment professionals, and those were much more technical. The emphasis shifted toward pitching ideas and handling pushback in real time, so I wasn’t just presenting—I was defending and refining as the discussion went.

The difficulty level was difficult for me. The