I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at IMC Trading in Mar 2016
Interview
Applied online, filled out the form. Received numerical and programming aptitude tests couple of days later. After I passed the tests, they set up a phone interview and I have invited for a face to face interview later. Phone interview questions were about my personal traits and IMC financial markets in general.
Tough, asked me numerous questions about probability, statistics and also asked me numerous questions about options. questions ranged from numerical to also behavioural (stuff about risk). how i approached life
First some technical tests consisted of probability questions, then HR with easy probability and mostly behavioral questions. After that the first technical and finally in-house day with all rounds again: technical, trading, HR and some informal talk.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you think about your personality test results.
pretty casual Screeining Call discussing motivations for trading and why IMC specificially
First round HR Interview, probability and market making
final stage onsite with 3 tasks, high level market making
Trader applicants have rated the interview process at IMC Trading with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 61% positive. To compare, the company-average is 52.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Trader roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 34 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at IMC Trading overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at IMC Trading as a Trader according to 34 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 21%
IQ intelligence test: 19%
Skills test: 15%
Personality test: 13%
Phone interview: 13%
Group panel interview: 10%
Presentation: 7%
Drug test: 1%
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