California Public Employees Retirement System CalPERS Interview Questions

3 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (81%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

4.3
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Interview Difficulty (52%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

2.3
  • Very Easy
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% Interns - FT Offers (44%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at California Public Employees Retirement System CalPERS

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Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Experience
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Summer Associate Intern
Year 2019
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Risk
Location Sacramento
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
Investment Analyst
Year 2013
Job Title Investment Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location Sacramento
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Associate
Year 2010
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Investment Research
Location Sacramento
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - California Public Employees Retirement System CalPERS Examples

Investment Associate Interview - Risk

Anonymous employee in Sacramento
Interviewed: September 2019
Date Submitted: May 06, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Background Check
Interview
I submitted my application on their student portal, and they followed up with a phone interview 2-3 weeks later. Very easy interview, just a few basic behavioral questions mixed with basic understanding of financial securities & excel understanding.
Interview Questions
How would you sort a specific dataset?
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Investment Officer Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Sacramento
Interviewed: December 2013
Date Submitted: Oct 01, 2014
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Skills Test
Background Check
Interview
Overall the process was really good and folks there are very knowledge of what they doing. They love California and hence they decide to work at CalPERS.
Interview Questions
Why CalPERS? Since it is a pension fund, they have a fiduciary duty to serve the peple of California. Hence CaLPERS does a good job to investigate if you are actually a fit for this job or not.
Sample Answer

Investment Officer Interview - Investment Research

Anonymous interview candidate in Sacramento
Interviewed: January 2010
Date Submitted: Sep 03, 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Skills Test
Background Check
Interview
Apply online, wait and hear back. Reach out to team members to help get your foot in the door. Prior to applying to a job you have to take a state service examination. For the IO interview, you take a 30 minute excel / powerpoint exam. You are asked a question and solve. This is followed by a panel interview lasting about an hour. Say thank you, leave, then wait. Very collegiate culture.
Interview Questions
Questions are broad, come with an understanding of the asset class you are applying to. Be prepared to write a presentation on the asset class. You will be asked specific, state mandated questions. I don't recall what they were
In the excel / powerpoint exams be as detail oriented as possible. They value quality investment writing. Check tenses etc. This could easily kill your chances of getting in.
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