Point72

How the process runsFirm careers page, read Nov 6, 2026

1. 1ApplicationStated by Point72The online application, essays, and resume are reviewed first, and GenAI use is prohibited on the application.
2. 2Online assessmentStated by Point72Selected candidates are invited by email to complete a case study, followed by an online assessment.
3. 3Phone screenTypicalOne call, 20 to 30 minutes, fit plus a few technical questions.
4. 4First roundStated by Point72If selected, candidates have virtual one-on-one interviews with members of the Academy team.
5. 5Final roundTypicalSeveral interviews, often a case study or a model and a pitch on a company you are given.
6. 6OfferTypicalUsually within days of the final round.

Timing between stages shows on each program page once students report it. Firms change formats by year and office; the firm's own invite is the final word.

What it tends to weighStated, then typical

From Point72's careers site: Point72 Academy wants intellectual curiosity, leadership potential, strong written and verbal communication, keen interest in markets, and the judgment to form a point of view. Source

• A stock pitch with a variant view: what the market misses and how you will know you are right.
• Risk: position sizing, what would make you cut the idea, and how the trade fits a book.
• Accounting and valuation used as tools for the thesis, not as recitation.

behavioral

4 questions

markets

8 questions

technicals

6 questions

modeling

3 questions