Internship applicants have rated the interview process at Optiver with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 44% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Internship roles take an average of 3 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Optiver overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Optiver as a Internship according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
IQ intelligence test: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
Skills test: 17%
Personality test: 17%
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The interviewers were extremely supporting and it felt more like a conversation. They try to treat you like a colleague from the start, which made the whole process more engaging
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Question 1
I don't remember the question in particular, but knowledge on the current world economy is advised.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Optiver (Sydney) in Feb 2020
Interview
It started with Online application from its website, there are 2 questions about yourself that requires time to write. online quiz about numerical abilities and the phone interview 30 min very thoroughly about yourself and trading ideas and Optiver.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Optiver (Chicago, IL) in Aug 2019
Interview
Consisted of 80 mental math questions in 8 minutes and 2 more sections of sequences and expected value problems. Very manageable with proper preparation from zetamac and rankyourbrain. The time pressure is intense, but expected from such a firm.