I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Ostrum Asset Management. (Paris) in Sept 2023
Interview
Rendez-vous RH, suivi d'entretiens avec le manager de l'équipe. L'entretien RH est classique, questions types "présentez-vous", "quelles sont vos forces et quelles sont vos faiblesses". Entretiens opérationnels/techniques classiques aussi, liés à la classe d'actif, mais les questions techniques étaient particulièrement dures.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Citez une news macro économique récente qui a eu un impact fort sur les marchés.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Ostrum Asset Management. (Paris) in Apr 2025
Interview
1er entretien RH avec l’équipe basée à Porto pour un premier filtrage
2e entretien avec l’équipe de contrôle financier notamment la tutrice du stage
Les deux entretiens ne sont pas particulièrement difficiles
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Qu’est ce qu’un bon manager pour vous ? Est ce que vous avez peur du changement ?
I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Ostrum Asset Management. (Paris) in Apr 2019
Interview
Interviewed in 2019 for a quant research internship in the Fixed Income team. It was a ridiculously easy process and I asked myself if they actually have an interview process or not. See by yourself... - Do you know VBA ? (Yes or no and that's it, no coding interview even some computer science questions to assess your knowledge) - Do you know stochastic calculus? (Yes or no, same thing) - What do you know about Fixed Income? What is a coupon? The second interviewer asked some technical questions about Inflation-Linked Bonds but nothing about math/code... Is it really a quant research internship?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Do you know VBA ? (Yes or no and that's it, no coding interview even some computer science questions to assess your knowledge) - Do you know stochastic calculus? (Yes or no, same thing) - What do you know about Fixed Income? What is a coupon? - Can you hedge a bond portfolio against the inflation risk? How would you do it?