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Associate Portfolio Manager at AllianceBernstein
Posted Apr 1, 2010
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2008 (took a day)
Called and spoke on the phone. Realized I was overqualified.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Engineering at AllianceBernstein
Posted Jan 25, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 (took 4 days)
They asked multiple questions about my knowledge of the corporation. They also had inclined about my current knowledge of the industry and of the markets, some questions referred to the current prices of oil and like commodities. I had high anticipation and expected a call back despite they're pre warning of the "economic conditions." In any case they encouraged me to resubmit next fall and I will do just that!
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I got the interview through a College or University.
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Analyst at AllianceBernstein
Posted Dec 3, 2009 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2007 in New York, NY (took 5 days)
The first interview was over the phone with HR, the recruiter then asked me to come in for a 1:1 with her. After two days I was called to speak with the team leader of the group I would be working with. Then I was asked to come back the following Monday to speak with the manager of the group, then the AVP of the dept, then VP and one more senior manager. There was a total of 6 (six) interviews before I was given an offer.
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I tried to negotiate my salary, as the offer was well below industry standards (AB is known for this), but they refused to negotiate and stood firm. Since I did not much leverage to bargain, I took the offer.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Finance at AllianceBernstein
Posted Oct 26, 2009
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2008 (took 2 months)
The interview was relatively straight forward. Very few technical questions. Interviewers were looking more for fit with the company then anything else. AB is a very formal type of environment. Dress is formal, culture is formal, I would even say attitudes are formal. The approach that I took was to address why I would be a good fit to the firm.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Drug Test.
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Private Client Associate at AllianceBernstein
Posted Oct 5, 2009 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2009 in Cleveland, OH (took a day)
Most of the questions asked were all behavioral interview questions. Was asked to describe numerous events and situations from prior work and relevant experience. Was often put on the spot to give detailed accounts of previous interactions with co-workers and customers.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Wealth Manager at AllianceBernstein
Posted Oct 2, 2009
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2008 in New York, NY (took a day)
Culture seemed to be of a group of automatons. They aren't looking for people who have experience in finance -- they want to teach them the Bernstein way.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Equity Research Associate at AllianceBernstein
Posted Jul 1, 2009
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2009 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took a day)
First interview was conducted by a HR recruiting head (previously an equity analyst). She was very nice and tried to make the process as enjoyable as possible. She asked me to run through my resume, why I wanted to work at Bernstein, and what industry I wanted to cover.
I had a market analysis case study where she described the market position of the Gap Corporation in the US (she gave me details as I went along) and asked me to estimate number of jeans sold in each store. It was challenging as she kept changing my assumptions, but she gave quite a few hints along the way.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Private Client Associate at AllianceBernstein
Posted Jun 26, 2009 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2008 in New York, NY (took 5 days)
referred by an employee, manager called me to set up interview, interviewed, offer 5 days after
Negotiation Details
no negotaion.
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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IT at AllianceBernstein
Posted May 24, 2009
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2008 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took 2 weeks)
I passed two rounds of interviews, and they froze the recruiting process due to company reason.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Skills Test.
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portfolio Manager at AllianceBernstein
Posted Mar 19, 2009 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2007 in New York, NY (took 1 week)
Headhunter approached me about the position. HR interviewer was truly the most competent professional interviewer I have ever met in 25 years of interviews.
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