I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at PIMCO (New York, NY) in Jan 2022
Interview
I made it to MBA summer associate Superday interviews. The Superday consists of 6 interviews that was with 10 interviewers, in both 1-on-1 and 2-on-1 formats. Prior to the Superday, the recruiter sent me the agenda and interviewers' bios.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through your resume
Why PIMCO?
Macro outlook of 2022
Describe a situation when you had conflicts with your team members
Consulting type of interview. We went through many different questions all very hands-on practical questions that I only would've known if I had more experience, even though I was a new hire. I really was thrown off as I thought this was a asset management company.
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Question 1
What would you do if there was an inquiry from an insurer general account?
It was a positive experience, the teams were friendly, asked interesting questions. About 4 rounds 8 people. Some market questions and the rest of the questions were resume and personality-based.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us something not on your resume that would be helpful for us to know about you.
HireVue first round, then superday with multiple senior leaders from across the firm. All very friendly and welcoming. Some mix of technical and behavioural questions. Good mix of probing questions and more open ended questions about background etc.
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Question 1
Tell me about a time when you had a disagreement within your team and how you dealt with it