I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at IMC Trading (London, England) in Mar 2022
Interview
It is an online interview over Zoom with two interviewers. They first asked some general questions about my PhD research, followed by two brainteasers. The whole process took about 30 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General:
1. Describe your master/PhD research
2. How is your research related to the role?
Brainteaser:
1. St Peterborough Paradox
2. Two Trains Puzzle
Online Assessment followed by behavioural interview (why you want to work here, what’s a time you’ve had to make a decision under uncertainty, etc…) Online Assessment wasn’t too difficult but focused primarily on conditional probabilities and expected value questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What’s a time you had to make a decision without complete information.
I applied online. I interviewed at IMC Trading (Sydney) in Mar 2026
Interview
I got through the CV and online assessment round, after that I got a behavoural interview, it was very chill and nothing too technical, the HR are very nice as well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me about a time when you worked in a team and got into a unresolvable problem, what do you do?
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at IMC Trading (London, England) in Mar 2026
Interview
HR was nice and asked behavorial questions, including the common questions like telling an experience that is in a urgency situation, and asked basic backgrounds, as well as screening the resume.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time where you have to face an urgent situation, and how did you solve it.
Quantitative Researcher applicants have rated the interview process at IMC Trading with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 52.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Quantitative Researcher roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 20 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at IMC Trading overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at IMC Trading as a Quantitative Researcher according to 20 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 21%
One on one interview: 21%
Presentation: 13%
Personality test: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Other: 8%
Background check: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
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