DGAM Interview Questions

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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.

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Year 2011
Job Title 3rd+ Year Associate
Group/Division Portfolio Management
Location Toronto
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Associate Interview - Portfolio Management

Anonymous employee in Toronto
Interviewed: 2011
Date Submitted: Jan 19, 2016
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Background Check
Interview
The first step was a phone interview with the hiring manager. Next, I had one on one interviews with each member of the senior team. Finally, I was given an assignment to complete to evaluate my quantitative skills in analyzing return streams.
Interview Questions
The firm provided a dataset with several time series' of returns and no information about the underlying strategies. The task was to provide an analysis and report based on the numbers. Without detailed guidance, the most difficult part of the analysis was deciding what specifically the company was looking for. For example, should a selection be made amongst the time series, could they be combined to form an optimal portfolio, what was the profile of the target investor, and could any of the returns could be shorted.
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