Putnam Investments Interview Questions
The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.
The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.
The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.
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The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.
The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.
The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.
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The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.
The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.
The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.
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Interview Questions & Answers - Putnam Investments Examples
Equity Research Externship Interview - Generalist
Analyst Interview - Generalist
They also asked questions about the pitch that were clearly not about the thesis but if we knew the company well. Aka what is the margin on the business? They are looking for someone who pays attention to the details.
They also asked questions about the company’s historicals which I didn’t think were fair in my opinion.
Summer Equity Analyst Interview - Equity Capital Markets
"How do you follow the mrkets?"
"What stocks do you follow and what valuations are most important in your analysis of them? Why?"
"I own a hotel. We lose money in the winter but make money in the summer. At what point should I shut down?"
"Why did you choose your college? Your major"
"Walk me through your resume."
"What's an interesting class you have taken?"
"Have you ever personally invested your money? If so, in what?"
Summer Analyst Interview - Equity Capital Markets
Associate Internship Interview - Generalist
Marketing Information Analyst Interview - Marketing
Putnam Investments Interview - Investment Research
Global Distribution Asscociate Interview - Sales
Be ready to either seem like the "ideal fit" for Putnam or pretend really well that you are an ideal fit. They are looking to fill the program with people who may "seem" different, but are essentially the same people.
Investor Service Representitive Interview - Financial Services
Another hard question (for me at least) was 'what is the hardest thing you have ever had to do?', this was a tough one for me because I came from a privileged background and the toughest thing I went through could be a non-issue for a lot of people.
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