The interview process usually begins with an initial screening call, where I speak with someone from the recruitment team. This first conversation is mostly about my background, motivations, and general fit for the role. It’s also a chance for me to learn more about the company, its culture, and what they’re looking for.
If that goes well, the next step is often a technical or problem-solving interview. Depending on the role, it might involve discussing projects I’ve worked on, solving quantitative or coding exercises, or explaining how I approach complex problems. I really enjoy this stage because it’s a chance to show how I think and to have an in-depth exchange about real challenges.
After that, there’s usually a final round with team members or senior staff. These interviews tend to be more conversational, focused on how I’d fit into the team, how I handle collaboration and feedback, and what motivates me in the long term.
Overall, I see the interview process as a two-way conversation — a way for both sides to see if we’d work well together.
Autres retours d’entretien d’embauche pour un poste comme Trader chez Optiver
spent about 1.5 months pretty much purely dedicated to preparing for interviews for all the pre-penultimate programs (Optiver, IMC, JS, SIG, Citadel, etc). I used these resources:
Green book (Really good starter but I got bored of it after a few weeks)
EverythingQuant (Went through literally every single interview prep question, went through the interview guides, and completed the probability course just to make sure I covered all bases)
Briefly read through this guide
Watched coding Jesus in my spare time (not sure if this helped directly lmao but he’s a great creator and very informative)
Mental math test, beat the odds, online puzzle like games etc online, brain teasers during physical interview and a behavioral interview where they want to assess how competitive and assertive you are.
OA was weird and hard. there was only three sections (i think) this year compared to 5 last year. questions are weird and I don't know how they can judge your ability base on that.