GMO Interview Questions

2 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (89%)

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.

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Interview Difficulty (91%)

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.

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% Interns - FT Offers (15%)

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 GMO

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Intern
Year 2018
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investments
Location Boston
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
1st Year Analyst
Year 2011
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division
Location Boston
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult

Interview Questions & Answers - GMO Examples

Intern Interview - Investments

Anonymous employee in Boston
Interviewed: November 2018
Date Submitted: Mar 26, 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
First round phone interview. Fairly technical. 5 interviews on site asking that had mix of behavioral and technical questions.
Interview Questions
Questions about econometrics, option greeks, general knowledge of markets. Had to create a portfolio and justify returns and assumptions for positions. Question about academic research, things I had learned in class. Asked some basic probability questions (Bayes Rule, etc.). Lots of talk about credit markets, volatility and financial crises. Questions about various hedge fund strategies. Most of these questions were specific to my background, so it was less formulaic. Had to keep on your toes and was pretty quick.
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Analyst Interview -

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: August 2011
Date Submitted: Jun 03, 2012
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Met with 4 seniors in their quant / HFT trading department. About 2 hours per person. Highly technical questions.
Interview Questions
Q: Explain/Compare Yield on Bonds to Equity Options
A: Yield (Bonds) Option Premium (Options)

Q: Give me a quant scenario where you believe you can beat the market
A: I told my interviewer about two models I had built and tested over the past two years and the results. When asked why I didn't back-test for at least a decade I explained that markets have moved so much and this strategy is really only applicable to today's markets. Answered was received well.
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