Analyst

I recieved my interview through a weak contact at the firm. The first round is a phone interview screen. The purpose of this screen is to ensure that you are not completely stupid. It's a simple walk through the resume type ordeal. The interviewer will ask some brief questions on your knowledge of the fixed income and current events. The interviewer will then go on about the role in question. The second round is a series of one on on or two on two interviews with analysts and senior analysts at the firm. Again they will ask you the walk me through the resume ordeal. They may ask you some basic bond math questions and questions on current events and how they may relate to our industry. They will go on about the day to day work of an analyst. This is your time to ask them questions about what it's like to work at the firm. Make sure to appear smart and likable. If you can make it past the analysts, you will be called in to talk with the portfolio managers. Again walk through your resume. The PMs may ask you some bond math and bond terminology questions. They may ask you question regarding current events. It's ok to say you don't know how to calc something because if say you know how to do it they will make you do some problems.