Quant applicants have rated the interview process at Optiver with 5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Quant roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Optiver overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Optiver as a Quant according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
Skills test: 33%
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I applied for OA lasting for almost 3.45 min. I asked me multiple probability questions, Zap-N and number logic problems. The Zap-N questions were very similar to IQ testing in a way. The key was to get the answers in time.
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The test asked me mental math and speedy problems.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Optiver (Amsterdam) in Apr 2022
Interview
Apply on website, test, hr interview, tech interview, final interview rounds, offer (final interview round is a full day of interrogation at their office). HR is mostly why do you want to work here etc.
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Question 1
How is your personal trading strategy currently performing