PIMCO Product Analyst Interview

Hello:

Friday, I have my first interview with PIMCO for their product analyst position (phone interview). I was wondering about the types of questions they ask, and how I should prepare for these questions. Cannot find a detailed discussion on this issue here.

Thanks!

 
Best Response

I went to a superday with these guys for the product analyst summer internship last season. It was by far the most difficult interview I've ever done for any type of position, and I've interviewed at 30+ places since junior year. Lots of macro questions. Lots of hypothetical investing scenarios. Know your finance stuff. Basic equity/bond math. How interest rates, money supply, quantitative easing, etc. work. Also know the current world macro trends well. Know about China. Commodities markets. Read up on a stock or two. Have an opinion on when rates will go up and why. It's hard to prepare for quickly because you either have learned a lot of this stuff or you haven't.

Two questions stick out: - Design a portfolio for Japanese investors seeking to invest solely in the currency markets and targeting a return of x% per year. - Is oil prices decreasing an inflationary or deflationary force?

Also remember having to explain exactly how quantitative easing works, and being asked to list all major macro events that have influenced the markets year-to-date.

 

It is a legit role. A lot of very smart ppl in product mgmt at PIMCO. I am not 100% sure what these guys do day to day but I interviewed for this role in b-school and it is an interesting seat for sure. Portfolio mgmt at PIMCO is effectively impossible unless you're a math or physics Ph.D. from Stanford or MIT etc, so this is about as close as most mortals can get to PM roles there.

 

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