AQR Capital Management Reviews
Updated 23 Feb 2020
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Cliff Asness, Ph.D.
59 Ratings
Pros
"Free lunch, convenient location for CT residents" (in 9 reviews)
"Work/Life Balance highly encouraged" (in 8 reviews)
Cons
"Awful hours, really no work/life balance" (in 6 reviews)
"Bad location, sometimes long hours" (in 6 reviews)
- Helpful (4)
"Learn a lot, but awful management and extremely tough environment"
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I worked at AQR Capital Management full-time for more than a year
Pros
Learn a great amount about investment management, business development
Cons
-Awful management and senior leadership does not care about junior's happiness -Awful hours, really no work/life balance
AQR Capital Management2019-04-09 "Good company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AQR Capital Management full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Good people, good working environment
Cons
None come to mind right now.
AQR Capital Management2020-02-23"VP"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AQR Capital Management
Pros
Positive atmosphere, great people, collaboration encouraged, constructive feedback provided, free snacks, coffee, lunch/dinner, flexible schedule, lots of PTO and amazing benefits.
Cons
None to note, great place to work.
Continue readingAQR Capital Management2020-02-21"Positive Culture - Dynamic Learning Environment - Evolve to the Next Level!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AQR Capital Management full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
- Positive, dynamic culture working among the most talented and brilliant in the industry - Exceptional learning and collaborative environment - Opportunities for growth and development at every level - Excellent compensation and benefits - well above industry standard - Work/Life Balance highly encouraged - AQR Management perseveres through adversity with patience, optimism, humbleness, and transparency. The confidence, trust, and belief in their people and products sustains the Firm's commitment to excellence with integrity and authenticity in providing a world-class environment for their employees year after year since day one.
Cons
Potential weight gain = con - from all the FREE breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. However, AQR provides a monthly gym membership allowance = PRO!!!
AQR Capital Management2020-02-11"Excellent Culture, People and Perks"
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RecommendsApproves of CEOI have been working at AQR Capital Management full-time
Pros
- Perks are great - free lunch, 100% coverage on health benefits, packed pantry with snacks and drinks - People genuinely care about each other - managers / founders invest in personal and professional development (Quanta) - positive culture that encourages innovation and creativity - surrounded by highly intelligent people who take the time to teach others
Cons
- not much to note, commute to/from NYC
AQR Capital Management2020-02-07"Positive work environment"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AQR Capital Management full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
-small team set up that encourages collaboration and maximizes individual impact -encourages feedback -open communication from senior management -sense of community -senior leaders across the firm are approachable and open to new ideas -great environment for working moms
Cons
-nothing I can think of - I really enjoy working here
AQR Capital Management2020-02-07"Great place to work - people, benefits, culture"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AQR Capital Management full-time for more than a year
Pros
- very collaborative environment, people are open to and encourage new ideas - not a ton of red tape, its easy to get things over the line quickly and efficiently - warm and embracing culture for new joiners - not much hierarchy - open doors with senior management - lots of focus on leaning and development for employees
Cons
not much to add, have really enjoyed my experience so far.
AQR Capital Management2020-02-07- Helpful (7)
"Avoid"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at AQR Capital Management full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Breakfast, lunch and snacks provided
Cons
Everything else - poor hiring, poor learning opportunities, poor management, poor systems, poor talent, poor pay
AQR Capital Management2020-02-10 "Great experience, hard hours to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AQR Capital Management full-time for more than a year
Pros
People and culture were among the things that stuck out
Cons
Long hours worked and commute were things that werent great
AQR Capital Management2019-12-08"Great People"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at AQR Capital Management full-time
Pros
smart and nice coworkers free food/drinks quiet work environment
Cons
Relatively low pay Not much interest in markets
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