I applied through university. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at PIMCO (Newport Beach, CA) in Jan 2018
Interview
Recruited at fall career fair in October. Applied online through their career website in late November. Contacted by email for the first-round phone interview in early January and was given a time and the name of who I was to interview with.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What the is the relationship between bond yields and bond prices?
Resume submission, followed by an online interview round that was roughly 30 minutes long. The online round consists of mostly behavioral questions, with 1 or 2 market-specific and PIMCO-related questions. The superday should follow with 5-6 rounds, roughly 3 hours.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the name of our CEOs?
Tell me some recent developments in the market and how it affects investors?
I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PIMCO (New York, NY) in Feb 2016
Interview
On-campus interview and superday in their New York office. The superday consisted of five two-on-one interviews. Mostly fit questions with a strong focus on team work abilities and macro events.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a conflict you encountered while working in a team.