15-minute behavioral interview. The first step in the process was a pre-recorded interview. It was about 5 questions a minute each. You have 30 seconds before each interview question is revealed, you have 1 min to pre-record a practice record, then you record the real thing.
Straightforward 2 stage interview process with basic behavioural questions discussed during the first stage. Second round with a senior associate, was an extension of the first round and many questions were asked based on the Alpha sights booklet and role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Are you happy with your grades? (weird q)
2. Explain what a day in the role looks like?
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at AlphaSights (Shanghai, Shanghai)
Interview
First round phone screening: general questions about yourself, career plan, and why the company? Mostly about yourself, nothing really towards the business the company do but it will show up in next round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your career plan? what other roles/firms you applied to?
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at AlphaSights (Tokyo) in Jul 2025
Interview
1. screening
2. first round interview
3. second round interview with roleplay
4. Final Interview
5. Offer
I attended the Tokyo Career Forum in the summer and happened to walk by their booth and decided I might as well do a walk-in interview. They had me sit down at their booth for a 5 minute screening process but I did not get a call-back for the next round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
did you receive any offers so far?
in what areas are you pursing a career?
tell me a bit about yourself