RejectedTechnical Screen

Two Screens and Long Decision Waits

J.P. MorganQuantitative Researcher · Technical Screen · Mar 2026

The author describes two quantitative-research applications at J.P. Morgan, involving a credit team and a market/treasury risk team. Each reached one technical interview with a hiring manager. The author reports waiting several months both for interviews and for eventual rejections. The interviews required complete code written in the applicant’s own notes rather than a shared coding environment.…

Shared by a candidate · reported Mar 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.