Associate applicants have rated the interview process at PIMCO with 4.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 47.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at PIMCO overall takes an average of 51 days.
Common stages of the interview process at PIMCO as a Associate according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 100%
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Call with HR, then call with hiring manager if you advance to that stage. From there, would be an in person interview with the team. I did not make it past the 2nd round.
I did a HireVue, waited two weeks than was asked to do a video interview with HR. I then met with the Hiring Manager. Pretty general questions asking about general market / product knowledge, who you networked with ect.
Had over 8 interviews with every member of each team and region, started out with HR and then with hiring manager and then with every manager in Tokyo. Once that was one there were interviews with overseas managers.
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Question 1
Why Pimco and what do you understand about this role?