I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at PIMCO in Jan 2012
Interview
I had to submit a resume and cover letter through my career services website.
A few weeks later they emailed me to schedule a first round interview on the phone. It was mostly questions about current foreign affairs and the state of the economy, with some basic macro questions/reasoning snuck in (ex - what is the effect of oil prices rising?) I thought I did really poorly because I wasn't so up on my European debt crisis info, but they let me through to the final round.
They emailed about final rounds almost a month later, and by then I had already accepted another offer, so I had to decline.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Explain to me why you believe Greece is perceived as struggling most in the EU.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at PIMCO (Miami, FL) in Mar 2026
Interview
The interview process consisted of several rounds —Hirevue (10 questions - behavioral & FI/macro), Technical interview which was a month after the HV (consisted heavily in Duration/convexity/FI portfolio construction), Superday (5 rounds with different teams in different locations) and an Excel assessment.
The whole process took around 3.5 months and a lot of practice and deep study into certain macro economics and fixed income concepts. I received a rejection email 3 weeks after Superday.
My interview process consisted of 2 parts:
1. On-demand digital interview (pretty standard questions about who you are, some behavioural stories, why you're interested in the firm + some questions about recent market news)
2. Virtual superday (four 30 minutes Interviews; Business Formal)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you tell us about 1-2 recent pieces of news from the markets?
hirevue then wait 6 weeks till superday. 4 rounds of back-to-back interviews with interviewers from different location on superday. Mix of technical, behavioural and motivation. Little Q&A session in the end of each interview.