CV drop, 8-question SparkHire video interview, 4 back-to-back 30-minute interviews held via Zoom. The entire process took about 2 months, and you heard the result 1 week after the final Superday.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would we adjust duration risk if interest rates overshot/undershot market expectations?
I applied online. I interviewed at PIMCO (London, England) in Nov 2022
Interview
Pretty chill 4x30 mins, all macro focused and few bond basic questions - nothing on convexity duartion etc. Super behavioural - teamwork, project above and beyond, steps to change the course of a project after something went wrong,
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Risks associated with bonds. Macro news. Time-value of money Qs
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at PIMCO (London, England)
Interview
Brief phone interview followed by assessment centre where there would be around 10 interviews occurring. Mix of technical and competency-based questions, nothing which was unexpected. Phone interview was with an associate