Product Analyst 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 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Product Analyst roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 9 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 Product Analyst according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 18%
One on one interview: 18%
Phone interview: 18%
Group panel interview: 12%
IQ intelligence test: 12%
Presentation: 12%
Drug test: 12%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at PIMCO
Interview
Applied through school career sight. Received an offer for first round interview by email. Interviewed at career center, with two PIMCO employees. Two on one interview. Not particularly technical, but covered markets, work experience, education and research and extra-curricular activities. Kept on following up on everything I said, and wanted me to explain in-depth about make take on the markets and my independent research.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your take on the current market? What do you think of the fed and interest rates?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at PIMCO (Newport Beach, CA) in Jan 2023
Interview
The first round is a remote interview, computer-based. There are 8 questions asked in total. All are very technical as they wanted to let you analyze the macroeconomics of the current state.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at PIMCO (Irvine, CA) in Dec 2022
Interview
First round interview - Video interview. It is a very standard process. You just need to record your answer in the system. The prep time is around 1 mins, and the answering time is around 2 mins.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you predict inflation rate in the US for the next 10 years?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PIMCO (Newport Beach, CA) in Dec 2021
Interview
Really enjoyed speaking to all levels of management from VP to analysts. Macro questions and behaviorals. Had a great time. Need to know macro economics well, know how fed works, bonds, inflation, etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
if you were given 1 million $ how would you invest it