I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at PENNYMAC (Moorpark, CA) in Jul 2012
Interview
Fairly standard interview. Met with three senior members of the portfolio team individually in a less-than-welcoming conference room (which may be by design). I was asked standard questions - "tell us about yourself", "why do you think you'd be a good fit", "tell us about a time you had to overcome adversity" etc.. with an occasional technical"test" question mixed in.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One of the senior analysts asked me to write out the formula for the standard deviation of a 2 asset portfolio.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PENNYMAC (Westlake Village, Los Angeles, CA) in Jun 2025
Interview
Moved pretty quickly , 3 rounds , 1 with recruiter , hiring manager then head of department
Recruiter was very knowledgeable about company , was able to answer all questions about role including some technical ones
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at PENNYMAC (Texas City, TX) in Jun 2025
Interview
Interview was okay, better from a lmortgage servicing scale, large company for a mortgage servicing scale. questions were very vague and not domain related. Expected better from a lmortgage servicing scale, large company for a mortgage servicing scale.
Position was for an analyst, to perform ad-hoc projects for the team. 3 separate interviews with various team members. Asked of experience and to elaborate on specific examples. Asked personality type questions - interested in team work capability. Gave an overview of the position. The interviewers were friendly.