I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Optiver (Amsterdam) in Jan 2021
Interview
I applied online and then had 3 interviews over 3 days (over a total of about 3 weeks) with a total of 7 people.
The interviewers were very friendly and I enjoyed the process, but later found out i was penalized for personal, non-work answers such as when I was asked which Disney Princess I'd be or what is my favorite city. I did received feedback however, that they found me friendly, mature and passionate about work which is nice to know.
I was not offered the job and told there was someone more suitable and they had already extended an offer to them, which to me is very reasonable as this was a different role than I have been doing. However the ad was then reposted the next week and when I followed up with the recruiter (via phone, as I did not get a reply to my email) I was then told that actually despite what they had told me, they had extended an offer to no one and were looking again. Admittedly I found this a little strange that they opted to not be honest initially with me - thus the neutral experience rating I have given.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
-Which Disney princess are you?
-What is your favourite city?
-Describe a mistake you have made
-How do you respond in a quickly changing environment?
-Where do you want to be in 5 years?