Alt Credit and Private Strategies applicants have rated the interview process at PIMCO with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Alt Credit and Private Strategies roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at PIMCO overall takes an average of 38 days.
Common stages of the interview process at PIMCO as a Alt Credit and Private Strategies according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 33%
IQ intelligence test: 17%
Other: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at PIMCO (Newport Beach, CA) in Apr 2021
Interview
I received a one way interview invite via HireVue and completed that within the specified period. There were about 6 questions, a mix of technical and behavioral. I did not pass onto the second round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you calculate free cash flow for a company in industrials?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at PIMCO (London, England) in Dec 2021
Interview
7 questions to answer - 1 min answer time, unlimited number of attempts. No single question was particularly surprising, just prepare anecdotes that show the skills they are looking for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
7 Questions that were all competency/scenario-based:
A time you had to innovate
A time you took leadership without having the official title
A time you made a mistake and what effect it had on someone else - what steps you took to ensure it didn't happen
Last Q - is there anything else you would like to add.
I applied online. I interviewed at PIMCO (Newport Beach, CA) in Oct 2020
Interview
first round was a spark hire (like hirevue) video interview. 6 questions, 3 technical and 3 behavioral. Only gave 1 minute to answer each question, but allowed unlimited attempts at each question. Second round was a super day, 3-30 minute interviews through webex