Pretty straight forward, asked a lot of conditional probability and logic questions, make sure you are alert and pay attention to all the minor details and you'll do fine. Interview lasted around 30-45 minutes
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Logic questions surrounding conditional probability mostly. i.e. if x event happens with y things going on in the background whats the probability of it occuring. Something along those lines, mostly testing how quickly you'll react / gauge the situation when markets change
The following proces:
1st round were games, including mental math, memory games
2nd round was hr interview, asking questions about motivation
3rd round: technical interview
4th round: technical interview
5th round: at office
I only got past the online assessment and got to the first round which was a HR interview. The online assessment involves 2 tests, probability questions and one with some form of games which test your reaction time, your thinking etc. it was quite fun to do
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One thing they asked was my experience/what I did for trading. Unfortunately, I had no experience within trading.
80x8 Test : mental math exercise where I had to solve 80 short arithmetic problems in 8 minutes without using a calculator or paper. The questions are usually simple in structure—typically involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division of small numbers
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80 short arithmetic problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division of small numbers but also fraction and small equations
Junior Trader applicants have rated the interview process at Optiver with 3.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 61% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Junior Trader roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 34 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Optiver overall takes an average of 20 days.
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Personality test: 21%
Skills test: 15%
IQ intelligence test: 15%
One on one interview: 13%
Presentation: 9%
Background check: 2%
Other: 2%
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