J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 3 mois. J'ai passé un entretien chez Barclays en avr. 2023
Entretien
It was a 30 minute interview which started with a pre prepared presentation on relevant work that I had undertaken during my undergraduate degree. The rest of the interview consisted of motivational/strength based questions and discussing how PhD's work at Oxford.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Prepare a presentation based on relevant undergraduate work
J'ai postulé via un recruteur. J'ai passé un entretien chez Barclays (New York, NY)
Entretien
I interviewed with global head of rates strat. The interview went on-site.
The hiring manager was nice but apparently he did not have a clear idea on what candidate/profiles he was after.
The interview contained multiple questions about my resume but nothing in depth
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Tell me about one of the recent projects you worked on
J'ai postulé en ligne. J'ai passé un entretien chez Barclays (Londres, Angleterre)
Entretien
Hard, they grill you. They ask random 3 digit multiplication in the middle of you talking. Asked stuff i learnt in calc 1 and 2. But i managed to ace everything. Got the offer but rejected rthem
4 interviews, 1 coding, 2 maths, 1 general. Maths included typical quant stuff, calculus, linear algebra, stats, probability, then some financial maths concepts I hadn't covered before, like derivations etc.