Loomis Sayles and Company Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (85%)

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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 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 (71%)

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.

2.8
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% Interns - FT Offers (25%)

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 Loomis Sayles and Company

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Intern
Year 2017
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Technology
Location Boston
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2015
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Trading
Location Orinda
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2013
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Sales
Location Boston
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2013
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Debt Capital Markets
Location Boston
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - Loomis Sayles and Company Examples

Intern Interview - Technology

Anonymous employee in Boston
Interviewed: May 2017
Date Submitted: Jun 02, 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
A counselor at my school wanted to refer people that she thought would be good for the job and I said that I would be interested. Mainly behavioral questions focused on my experience and then some questions testing my math knowledge with brain teasers
Interview Questions
The most unexpected was the math questions. They asked me to guess how many people would fit in an auditorium and gave me the dimensions of the auditorium itself. I gave an estimate of how many and what kind of equation I would set up. I answered with a guess and asked questions that I thought would be pertinent. They said that it was fine that I didn't know how to solve it but wanted to see how I would react. They then explained that I should have used sigma notation I order to more quickly get to an approximation.
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Summer Investments/Trading Intern Interview - Trading

Anonymous interview candidate in Orinda
Interviewed: 2015
Date Submitted: May 17, 2015
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Personality Test
Background Check
Interview
First round interview with a Vice President; second round was a few days later with the hiring manager. After 2 weeks, finalists were chosen and to be given a Skype interview with a panel. I had taken a job at the time I was offered this Skype interview so I declined the interview
Interview Questions
Tell me about something you learned from your last job. What did you learn, how did you learn it, and what did you find worked/didn't work?
Tell me about a school subject you learned and enjoyed. Now explain it to me as if I were learning this for the first time.
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Summer Analyst Interview - Sales

Anonymous employee in Boston
Interviewed: March 2013
Date Submitted: Dec 18, 2014
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The hiring process was really simple. First round was a phone screening by the most senior person in the division I was to intern for. I was then invited the following week to interview in person with the other woman I would be working with. Everything was very relaxed and everyone was very nice.
Interview Questions
Why Loomis? I was interested in Loomis because I wanted to learn about the Asset Management Industry. They are a fixed-income MF shop that had a huge focus on research.
Why Sales? For me this was simple to pitch because I am real estate agent. Just be yourself and be honest.
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Investment analyst Interview - Debt Capital Markets

Anonymous employee in Boston
Interviewed: August 2013
Date Submitted: Aug 05, 2014
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
I was contacted by the company asking me if I'd be interested in a position. I said maybe, and I had to meet them. They ran me through the interview process, but I assume it was a bit light as they contacted me. A lot of basic Qs about finance, debt/equity/derivative markets, but nothing too tough.
Interview Questions
How would the price of implied volatility to impact your investment decision? Would you consider it differently if the whole market was moving one way or another?
Sample Answer