⟩ Behavioral Hedge Fund Trader Interview Questions
☛ Tell me about yourself. Walk me through your resume.
☛ Why do you want to work for a hedge fund?
☛ Do you have an industry preference?
☛ What do you plan to do in the next 5-10 years?
☛ Have you had a performance review? What did it say?
☛ What skills do you feel are transferable to this industry?
☛ What separates you from other candidates?
☛ Why are you working in your current industry?
☛ Do you plan on going to business school? Why or why not?
☛ Why do you want to work for our firm in particular? What is attractive about our firm?
☛ What would you say are our firm's strengths and weaknesses?
☛ What skills do you bring to our firm?
☛ Why do you think you'll be successful as a hedge fund analyst?
☛ What do you invest in?
☛ What do you think of the markets in general right now?
☛ If you could invest in anything, anywhere in the world right now, what would that be?
☛ Do you own any stocks or do any non-work related investing?
☛ Who is your favorite portfolio manager?
☛ What books are you currently reading?
☛ What happened when you worked with a team and one member wasn't contributing? How did you respond?
☛ What happens when you face more work than you can handle?
☛ What are you biggest strengths? Biggest weaknesses?
☛ What are the easiest decisions for you?
☛ Are you risk-averse or do you like taking risk?
☛ What would your work colleagues say about you?
☛ Who else are you interviewing with?