RejectedOnline Assessment

Auto-Rejected Before the OA Deadline Even Hit

DRWQuantitative Researcher · New Grad · Online Assessment · Sep 2026

I cold-applied online to DRW's US New Grad Quantitative Researcher role. Less than a week after applying, I got an online assessment invite. The email said the OA link would expire in seven days, and there was no other deadline notice anywhere. Then, five days later, I got an email saying I hadn't finished the OA in time, and I was flat-out rejected. But the OA link was still valid, so I went ahe…

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