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      Graduate Research Associate Interview

      Oct 4, 2022
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Tampines New Town,
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Preqin (Tampines New Town, ) in Oct 2022

      Interview

      First was a HR call let you know what the role is about and get a sense of whether you're interested. Second was a pretty easy comprehension essay testing quantitative and qualitative abilities. Third was an interview with the hiring manager. This is a steep slope in terms of difficulty from the previous round. The interviewer expects you to know everything about the industry and asks questions as if you're an expert about it, even though the role allows for fresh graduates to apply. HR will send you a link to read up about the alternative assets industry and this study takes more than 5 hours. You're expected to know beyond that. My experience in the last stage was disappointing and surprising. The interviewer seemed super disinterested in what I had to say and kept sighing along the way. She looked like she wanted to do something better with her time or was rushing to go to the loo. I would say this interview was the worst I've had in my life because of the time I invested to prepare for it. It was clear the interviewer did not come into the interview with the same enthusiasm as I did. For a role that requires patience and good manners, she certainly showed that she did not have any that day. I got a feeling that she's overworked there. Be sure to be at your best before you meet with the hiring manager.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What do you know about Preqin? What do you know about alternative assets?
      Answer question
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      Preqin response
      3y
      Greetings from the Global TA Team at Preqin. Thank you for interviewing with us and we are sorry to hear that your interview experience with us was not to the standards that we set here at Preqin. We aim to ensure that all candidates have an enjoyable candidate experience with us during the recruitment process and i do apologise that your experience on this occasion was not enjoyable. Our TA team aim to ensure all candidates are best prepared for interviews and we do send links and materials to help candidates prepare, specifically for those outside of our industry. It is of course at their discretion how long they wish to study these materials but the reading material should take about an hour at best to consume. We want candidates to have a basic understanding of our business and industry. Furthermore, we do implement recruitment training for all hiring managers at Preqin and we continue to ensure our managers are well equipped to deliver the best candidate experience. I would like to wish you the very best for the future.