I interviewed at TerraCotta Group (El Segundo, CA)
Interview
1st round: Quick quiz on basic mental math/probability
2nd round: Zoom with two analysts, one junior and one senior for 30 minutes, behavioral questions. Dive deep into educational background and internship choices before present day
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at TerraCotta Group (El Segundo, CA) in Oct 2025
Interview
First round with two team members, virtual. Took about 30 minutes and was strictly behavioral. Relatively relaxed, interviewers were mainly interested in why I applied and how much I understood about TerraCotta Group. Second round was two weeks later and was also primarily behavioral, focusing on my academic and professional experiences.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work in CRE?
What is your most challenging class and how are you approaching it?
If a sample of 1000 observations has a mean of 30, what would you expect any single observation to be if you selected randomly? If the variance is 1, is it possible to pull a value of 25?
First Round Interview: got asked a bunch of easy questions about my experience. It was two analysts on the call, and they asked my about my internships, favorite project, etc.