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      4.2

      87% would recommend to a friend

      (466 total reviews)
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      Igor Tulchinsky

      92% approve of CEO

      81% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Work/Life balance

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      3.8

      Senior management

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      WorldQuant has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 466 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The WorldQuant employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

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      466 reviews
      1.0
      Oct 8, 2010

      Interesting place to work for but not paid properly for your work

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      There are a lot of intelligent colleagues around and there's a lot to learn. A lot of freedom for my own time and work.

      Cons

      Bad management, lack communication and support. High staff turnover - people seem to be screwed up all time (i.e. fired before bonuses). Extremely low salaries and no compensations. Managers only promise everything in the future, but doubt any will happen.

      2.0
      Aug 15, 2016

      Very transactional environment

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      I was a Quant Researcher at WorldQuant. The work was interesting, and the people there are fun to work with.

      Cons

      The Quota that you are expected to fill means that you can't have a solid understanding of the algorithms that you are developing. The bonus structure and the company culture in general is too transactional in nature.

      5.0
      Apr 23, 2012

      WorldQuant is an excellent place to work and provides me with a very well balanced and well nurtured work culture.

      Quantitative researcher
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      First, the whole firm is one giant team and there is a lot of collaborative effort going into the things we're doing here. This provides me with a great learning opportunity. Second, the amount of creative freedom I have at WorldQuant, I don't think I'd get the same level of freedom and motivation elsewhere. Thirdly, every process in the firm is quantified and transparent, be it how the bonus is decided or be it the rating system. This avoids any corporate red-tape within the firm and promotes openness which I really admire about this firm. Lastly, from the moment you join the firm, you have the option of choosing your mentors and stand to gain from the advice of well seasoned professionals who are usually the seniors in the firm as well as the senior management.

      Cons

      One downside could be that the job involves active research and it is very easy to get stressed if one keeps pushing too hard to get results. I myself came to this stage sometime back and realized that it's more about the efforts. Results take time to come but once they fructify, you are handsomely rewarded with commensurate bonus.

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