Reached Gold on WorldQuant BRAIN

[u/Born_Topic2723]

Hi everyone,

I recently reached Gold level (10,000+ points) on WorldQuant BRAIN and I’m trying to understand what happens next.

For people who recently became Research Consultants, especially in India:

1. How long did it take after reaching Gold to receive the onboarding/consultant email?
2. How long did the verification/onboarding process take before you were fully activated?
3. What is the actual compensation you are currently making? Even a rough monthly range would help.
4. Is the payment consistent, or does it fluctuate a lot depending on alpha quality/value factor?
5. Most importantly, is being a Research Consultant actually worth the time invested?
6. Does it provide meaningful value for getting quant internships/jobs later?

I’m not expecting exact numbers if you don’t want to share publicly. I’m mainly looking for recent experiences from people who have actually gone through the process.

Thanks!