I applied online. I interviewed at Acumen (Burlingame, CA) in Oct 2012
Interview
first round phone interview, current analyst not from HR, walk though the resume, background, programming experience, pervious intern, projects
then typical follow up Q&A, make sure check the websites of the company and get more background information
second round on-site interview, not sure about this, nothing comes to me yet
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
was asked what I knew about the company,
did you check the company website, what kind of projects the company do
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Acumen
Interview
I submitted application online, and got invitation to a statistical test. Once passed, you will receive phone interview followed by on-site interview. I went to Acumen's office, talked to 7 people. Most of the conversation is about past research experience and some basic statistical modeling questions. They also shared what projects they are working on at Acumen. The on-site interview includes a numeric/logical test. They also took me to a neighborhood restaurant for lunch.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk about your research experience
Discuss the statistical test
I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Acumen (Burlingame, CA) in Nov 2015
Interview
After I submitted the cover letter, resume, transcript and sample code, I got a case analysis test by answering three questions based on a excel data. Then followed by a phone interview about resume screening. I'm going to the on-site this coming Thursday. At most 200$ reimbursement for traveling and housing. I really like the HRs there. They response super fast. I got the phone interview chance couple of hours after I submitted the case analysis, and I got the on-site opportunity 30 mins after the phone interview.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Where did you heard about Acumen? Please guid me go through an analytical project you have done including the model and any quantitative methods you used.
I asked him what did he think about my case analysis. Because I spent a lot of time preparing any potential questions he might ask before the interview. But he ended up asking nothing about that. He said it was pretty good. That's it.
I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Acumen (San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2015
Interview
After the application submission, first a quantitative test, and then a phone screen to talk about the test. Then I was flown in for on-site interviews, which consisted of another basic reasoning test and talks with people from all over the company. They were all great and interesting people, was good to meet them.