Asset Management Associate

I was referred, and was too late for the analyst class at Freddie. It was the end of May, and I had graduated two weeks prior, and was getting to final rounds at MM firms, just not getting offers. Luckily they had a need in the group I eventually started in. I interviewed in the middle of June, then again in the beginning of July, then was given an offer mid July and started the second week of August.

The interviews were casual and to the point. Meet HR, they try and explain what Freddie is and what is going on with the company (given conservatorship etc). Then I met with the hiring manager, who is now my boss, and that went well. Then, I met with her team, and that went well. Then, they extended an offer.

Freddie HR experiences can be volatile, unless you get a consultant... They fly you in and out, don't expect them to pay for a hotel, and if your interview is at 2, and they schedule you in at noon, they sit you down on a bench in the lobby because you're not allowed upstairs, and expect you to sit there for 2 hours or rudely tell you to walk around the neighborhood to the nearest starbucks or cab over to cheesecake factory.