Pimco Interview Questions & Reviews in Newport Beach, CA

Interview Details – Phone interview, then office interview......possibly additional office iview if they have too many candidates. Interviewers in Portfolio Associate position will ask ton of market/product questions - but in reality you need to know little other than duration for the actual job. Do not say you want to be a PM if you are interviewing for Portfolio Associate position.

Negotiation Details – BS - HR will tell you it is a standard offer but go for more money if you have experience and/or grad degree. Once you start you will be pissed to learn who there is making more than you.

Interview Details – Applied through their website, was contacted for first round interview over the phone. Talked to two group members of their fixed income gold group. Didn't ask a single question about my resume. All questions were geared on what's going on in the economy? and then they would delve in deeper with questions.

Interview Details – Three words: prepare, prepare, prepare! If you do not have a background in fixed income, macroeconomics, capital markets, etc., then you have a lot of preparation required ahead of you. Although the firm has expanded its offerings into active equities and alternatives, the cornerstone and foundation upon which Bill Gross built the PIMCO empire is still Fixed Income! Make sure you ramp up (or brush up) on your grasp of the financial markets (from duration and convexity for bonds, to P/E ratios and multiples for equities).

Negotiation Details – One-sided.

Interview Details – Two telephone interviews and an onsite. Flew into Newport Beach from out of state and hiring manager out sick, so could not meet with him. Interviewers seemed to have limited experience outside their particular area and most (not all) came across as prideful know-it-alls. Beautiful looking office and surrounding area though.

Level of questions not relative to experience of interviewee. Questions on c++ code (taken from an internal code dump), bonds (price-yield curve, callable vs. non-callable), sql, unix. More for someone with 3-5 years experience rather than 10+.

Worst is that myself nor my agent ever received feedback. Extremely unprofessional. HR undergoing internal changes currently.

Interview Details – initial phone interview followed by in-house interview with 4 other VP/SVP. However, these people were not even direct superiors nor persons I ever worked with. Seemed to be put together at last minute.

Negotiation Details – Difficult to get salary commensurate with experience and market average.

Interview Details – first round, meet and greet with a few technicals and a computer screening. if you dont know vlookup then dont apply. 2nd round meet with manager, more technicals, 3rd round - super day. meet with senior management, management, and associates. brutal technical round. come prepared to discuss macro view, and know fixed income math and concepts well

Interview Details – The total number of interviews was 4. I went through the first 3 rounds. It consisted of a phone interview, another phone, and a in person. They were all 1-on-1. Consisted of behavioral questions and stock pitching.

Interview Details – This was a pretty basic interview where I was mainly asked questions about where I worked and some general market information. It was quite simple.

Interview Details – Applied online. HR called for an introductory sort of interview; he merely let me know what the company was about, just very generally what the position was about, and asked whether it was something I'd like to pursue. I had another phone interview a few days later with the actual manager. Wanted to know how or why I would be a good fit. Asked me to explain what, exactly, I did at my then current job. HR called me back after the second phone interview and scheduled an in-person interview. A lot of similar questions asked in person as was during the phone interviews. Met with about 4 or 5 executives. Got a call from HR about a week later asking some more questions. Exchanged a couple of emails. Had one last phone interview. HR called to let me know I got the job. Offer letter sent shortly thereafter.

Negotiation Details – I didn't negotiate. It was more than I was making at my then current job, and it was an excellent opportunity; so, I took what they offered.