Pacific Investment Management Company PIMCO Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (92%)

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Interview Difficulty (100%)

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.

3.5
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% Interns - FT Offers (90%)

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 Pacific Investment Management Company PIMCO

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Interview Questions & Answers - Pacific Investment Management Company PIMCO Examples

Analyst Interview - Municipal Muni

Anonymous employee in Solana Beach
Interviewed: February 2019
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Drug Test
Background Check
Interview
Consisted of a phone interview and then multiple rounds of in office interviews. Most questions were largely fit based, but there were a handful of questions aimed at teasing out one's knowledge of fixed income.
Interview Questions
Nothing overly difficult. Most questions were fit based with a handful of fixed income specific questions. 1) Explain what a bond is 2) What is the best duration metric for callable bonds, etc.

Product Strategy Summer Analyst Interview - Asset Management

Anonymous employee in London
Interviewed: November 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
CV drop, 8-question SparkHire Video Interview, 4 one-to-one interviews on Superday (each lasting 45 minutes)
Interview Questions
How would we alter our duration exposure if interest rates overshot/undershot market expectations?

Summer Internship Interview - Asset Management

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: October 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Questions about PIMCO, investment processes and market outlook
4 one to one interviews with different members of the team
Interview Questions
Where do you think interest rates will be capped and why?

Trade support analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: October 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Personality Test
Other
Interview
First round was basic resume review and then they reached out letting me know I was in the top 5% and to complete the spark hire video. After the spark hire video they reached out again letting me know I’ve moved on to the superday - final round which has 5 rounds with 1 or 2 vps in a variety of areas. 4 rounds of behavioral/why Pimco and one round of technical. Super easy and the HR team was very quick with replying to me.
Interview Questions
Because I didn’t know much about bonds, I was very nervous with questions regarding that. Hardest question was to explain why yields and interest rates are inversely related. Overall was mostly scenario/behavioral.

Alt Credit & Private Strategies Interview - Investments

Anonymous employee in London
Interviewed: October 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Other
Interview
Applied in August, received Spark online interview invitation mid-october. Next step is assessment center (online) 10-12 days after Spark.
Interview Questions
7 behavioural questions for the Spark online interview.
1. What makes you uniquely positioned for the role?
2. Tell us about a weakness
3. Describe an experience that has been particularly rewarding to you
4. Describe a time when you had to complete a project with limited time/info
5. One time you made a mistake
6. Describe an experience when you acted as a leader despite not having the official title
7. Is there anything you'd like to add

Trading Analyst Interview - Trading

Anonymous employee in Los Angeles
Interviewed: September 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Initial process consisted of cover letter and CV submission. Afterwards was a digital one way platform consisting of basic bond, markets and behaviorals.

Superday consisted of bond technicals, investment ideas, basic probability and behavioral.
Interview Questions
Why do you think a certain company you pitched was undervalued?

Research analyst Interview - Portfolio Management

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles
Interviewed: May 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Phone screen, 6 1:1 interviews, a cast study. Overall, experience was lengthy; recruiter was organized.
Interview Questions
How do you think we can improve using ESG to look at bond and credit risk.

intern desk analyst Interview - Sales and Trading

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles
Interviewed: September 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Skills Test
Interview
Got asked basic questions like what is a bond, how does inflation influence the economy, why pimco. takes long to hear back(~5 weeks after resume submission).
Interview Questions
What is a bond?

Analyst Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles
Interviewed: January 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
There are four rounds in total, including one excel modelling test. Pretty standard process for an analyst role I would say. No behavioral questions, just focused on resume and why this role.
Interview Questions
What's your next personal development goal outside of work?

Account Analyst Interview - Other

Anonymous interview candidate in Menlo Park
Interviewed: November 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Mostly Behavioural/Fit. Started off with a conversation with a VP in the newport beach office and was able to leverage that connection to get in the door. Had a first round followed by a superday.
Interview Questions
Mostly Macro focused stuff exploring the potential changes in a portfolio's composition in a high interest rate environment.