I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PIMCO (Newport Beach, CA) in Jan 2017
Interview
1) 30 min phone call, basic resume questions
2) fly out to Newport Beach. Had 5 2 on 1 interviews. One of them was an excel test, which is apparently a new thing, but was very easy (essentially everything about pivot tables, and one Solver). 3 were completely behavioral. they want to see that you'll work in a team and not b afraid to talk to ur boss if u need to or need help. 1 was a bunch of difficult FI q's - stuff on yields, IRs, treasuries, etc. Had to explain your process of why one thing would go up if another went down.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at PIMCO (Newport Beach, CA) in Apr 2025
Interview
Relatively straightforward, didn’t ask a ton of behavioral just got straight to the point. Was asked a lot about my resume and background which made sense considering I had a fixed income background.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What does the x and y axis stand for on the yield curve
Started out with a general hirevue consisting of some behavioral and some technical followed by a superday with four interviewers and a mix of behavioral and technical questions, but pretty basic
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at PIMCO (Los Angeles Subdivision)
Interview
Hireview has technical part. So you probably should prepare behavioral and technical in fixed income. 10 questions. Be prepared so you don' get superise on tech questions. Typically tech questions should not appear in Hirevue but it did for PIMCO