I applied through university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Bridgewater Associates (Westport, CT) in Oct 2012
Interview
It was unusual - they have a group interview stage and then a second round stage where you go through a battery of individual or two-on-one interviews following a big group interview. I think they made decisions rather quickly because they contacted people day-of as to whether or not they had made the cut.
First round with HR.
Second round is a group discussion. Given a topic, there is no right or wrong. I think they are trying to understand your thinking process and how you deal with problems.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
HR related general questions. Philosophy-like topic.
HR screen about you and your background, group discussion where you discuss an abstract philosophical question (e.g do you tax happiness, if you could make everyone believe one fact what would it be), analytical interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You are netflix trying to figure out how much to pay for a new show/how much it's worth, what do you do
Analytical debate and then further rounds discussing quantitative problems, analytical studies, etc. etc. around 4 to 5 rounds in total and also questions on resume and experience etc etc. not super chill or super intensive, nothing much else to add