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      DERA Interview

      14 Dec 2020
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience

      Other DERA interview reviews for SEC

      DERA Interview

      9 Jan 2019
      Anonymous employee
      Washington, DC
      Accepted offer
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at SEC in Nov 2020

      Interview

      Filled out initial job application. Got contacted for a group interview the next week. The interview consisted of a quick overview of the role/internship, a quantitative/logic quiz, and a one on one interview portion.

      Interview questions [4]

      Question 1

      Q: What is the n-th derivative of x^{1/n}
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      Question 2

      Q: You're in a cave and you can take 3 paths to get out. The first path takes 6 hours but it loops you back to where you started. The second path takes 1 hour and loops back to where you started. The third path takes 12 hours but you make it out. How many hours, on average, would it take to escape.
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      Question 3

      Q: Why SEC? Why this division?
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      Question 4

      Q: Do you know x programming language?
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      1
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SEC (Washington, DC) in Jul 2018

      Interview

      Offered either an in person interview or a phone interview- took a phone interview, and ended up getting a resume review as well as some technical questions. Candidates who did the in person interview were given an individual round, skills test and then a group interview

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Walk me through a technical task you performed.
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