Putnam Investments Interview Questions
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Internship
Intern Average Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Case
It was a simple interview with someone on the team, it wasn't super technical. They asked a mix of questions about business sense and also about why Putnam, why Investing, and to walk me through my resume.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Could you explain what EBITDA means?
- What makes you want to work for Putnam Investments?
- How is the cost to rent a tuxedo similar to the cost to rent a car?
Putnam Investments
Senior Software Engineer
Senior Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 6 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Technical screen Onsite Recruiter call
Interview formats
Technical Technical Behavioral Behavioral
HR called to collect information. Then the BU Head called and we discussed the role and responsibilities. After that, there were 3 rounds of Technical Interviews - the first 2 from India and the 3rd from the US. Finally, there was a discussion with the Manager and BU head, followed by an HR round for salary discussion.
Confirmed questions7 questions
- Tell me about your experience with AWS.
- Can you explain your knowledge of Spring Boot?
- What is your experience with microservices architecture?
Putnam Investments
Senior Content Writer
Senior Average Negative experience No offer 8 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Panel Take home Panel Panel Panel Panel Panel
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Presentation
It was a really long interview process, took over a month. Started with a phone call, then a series of panel interviews, writing tests, and more panel and individual interviews. Got really good feedback throughout until the final interview with the SVP. He seemed disengaged, not even looking up from his phone, and expressed concern about my willingness to come into the office three days a week. I even saw the job reposted on LinkedIn before I heard anything back from HR.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you share an instance where you faced a situation with limited information and had to make a choice?
- Describe your approach to managing a subject matter expert who might be challenging to collaborate with.
Putnam Investments
Quantitative Investment Associate
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
It started out with some basic resume stuff, like asking about my research on inflation expectations. Then the interviewer, who was a portfolio manager, really got into it. We had a good back-and-forth about inflation and how to trade it, plus the macroeconomic outlook and Fed policy and stuff like that.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- What is your outlook on inflation?
- Given your inflation outlook, how would you approach trading it?
- Could you answer some general quantitative questions regarding Fed policy?
Putnam Investments Interview Questions
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“How is the cost to rent a tuxedo similar to the cost to rent a car?”
Read reports →“Given initial and future bond and stock prices, how would you price a call option?”
Read reports →“What happens to bond prices in certain situations as depicted in a graph?”
Read reports →“Can you price a call option using the initial and future bond and stock prices provided?”
Read reports →“What is the difference between a Set and a Map, and between String and Stringbuffer?”
Read report →“Can you explain how to create a mirror using open disksuite?”
Read report →“Can you explain the relationship between bond price and other factors based on a graph?”
Read report →“Can you explain what the Series 7 and Series 63 are?”
Read report →“Could you give an example of a fixed cost for this company?”
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