Started with OA, heard back about 3 weeks later, did the technical but didn’t pass. The overall process was smooth and the interviewer for the technical round was a junior trader.
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OA was a lot of probability and logic and trading simulations that test reaction time and mental math. The technical was a trading game.
Online assessment with a bunch of games, probability questions, and IQ test type stuff. First round live trading game. Second round live trading game with more variables and more participants. HR call. Final round click trading game.
OA followed by a behavioural interview then two technical interviews focusing on probability and trading games with limited information. After that would have been a Super Day but I was rejected following the second technical interview.
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In the behavioural interview a large focus on how you achieved your goals.
Quantitative Trader - Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Optiver with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 47% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Quantitative Trader - Intern roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 36 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Optiver overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Optiver as a Quantitative Trader - Intern according to 36 Glassdoor interviews include:
IQ intelligence test: 27%
Phone interview: 20%
Skills test: 17%
Personality test: 10%
One on one interview: 10%
Presentation: 7%
Other: 5%
Group panel interview: 2%
Background check: 2%
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