WorldQuant reviews

4.2

87% would recommend to a friend

(465 total reviews)
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Igor Tulchinsky

92% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

WorldQuant has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 465 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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465 reviews
2.0
Jan 21, 2017

Analyst

Recommend
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Pros

The talent level of quants is the best in the industry. The ability and quickness to open offices creates alpha that other firms cannot compete with. They are high on creating independence and thinking outside the box . Technology competes with the best firms out there.

Cons

Management is self centered and does an excellent job at talking behind each other's backs. A second tier HR department serves upper management to mask the cracks of inexperience and selfishness. Management has no experience in a compensation structure that will secure employee longevity and satisfaction . Their lack of seeing the future and being proactive will ultimately start to dilute the returns .

2.0
Aug 18, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The work hours are normal, you get enough time to maintain work life balance. It provides you a platform where you can experiment and learn on your own, but the job doesn't provide much learning and becomes boring after sometime.

Cons

There is communication gap between teams. It is very difficult to try out new ideas or work creatively if your manager is opposed to it. People join the company thinking they would get ample opportunity to learn the business side of things but access controls have become more restrictive in last few years and it does require implicit manager acknowledgement/permissioning for everything you do.

1.0
Nov 30, 2018

Notorious quant shop

Recommend
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Pros

Can not think of any.

Cons

Notorious culture. They separate alpha research and portfolio since they are afraid that secret stealth. People are discouraged from communicating. Long non-compete. Many good people leave. Bad payment they don’t care about people

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