I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at DRW (Chicago, IL) in Feb 2012
Interview
I got it through my University's career website. They were looking for engineers, but as an MBA I knew some one who worked there so I used my connection to get an interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Add up your phone number. Square it. Divide by 6. All in your head and you have 2 min.
I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at DRW (Champaign, IL)
Interview
I had an on campus interview. They asked a lot of mental math and probability questions that you were supposed to answer very quickly. There were also some brainteaser questions as well as a couple behavioral questions geared towards trading..
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at DRW in Oct 2009
Interview
I got it through my university career Center. One:one on-campus interview. The interviewer was friendlier than other interviewers I went through for financial jobs. Overall, they have a much more laid back approach. Apart from that, it was a classical finance interview, with puzzles, mental thinking, etc...
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Two ropes that are non-uniform in composition. They burn completely in 1 hour.
You only have a lighter and those two ropes and you've got to tell when 45 minutes have elapsed.
