Graduate Trainee applicants have rated the interview process at Optiver with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Graduate Trainee roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Optiver overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Optiver as a Graduate Trainee according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 17%
IQ intelligence test: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Background check: 17%
Presentation: 17%
Personality test: 17%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Optiver (Amsterdam)
Interview
There was a structured exam that I had to take before the interview on my laptop, it was closed-ended questions, mostly analytical or mathematical. It was harder than I expected.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mathematics was the most important sought out skill.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Optiver (Amsterdam) in Oct 2023
Interview
Online assessment include eighty in eight, mini games, probability questions, personality test; was not super hard overall but not easy anyway; mini games include mental calculation, fast reaction games, simple algorithms, First round behavioural interview second round technical interview second round behavioural interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mental calculation, probability, personality forum