I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at IMC Trading (Amsterdam) in Feb 2025
Interview
CV (Make sure you show some interest in investing, trading, etc) -> BrainsFirst (different games online that check your cognitive ability) -> Spark Interview (2 personal motivation questions and one technical question)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
BrainsFirst, different cognitive games, memory games, reaction speeds etc,
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