I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Edward Jones (Miami, FL) in Feb 2014
Interview
Offered Position. 6 weeks later I am still waiting for a start date. They now want a 1099 from a position I held 10 years ago, a copy of my college diploma & a deadline of 3 days to comply. I faxed it over the same day and still no response. There is reasonable and unreasonable. I am an experienced financial professional and I feel like I have not been treated well by my prospective employer. Not to mention a loss of 6 weeks.
The interview itself is nothing outside of the ordinary but the hiring process is ridiculous. Very long with several hoops to jump through. They aren't great about giving you information or answering your questions. It's a lot of placating. They need an extensive work history and are almost accusatory towards you if something doesn't align. When I started the process I was finishing my degree and graduated. They wanted a copy of my diploma which I hadn't received because it takes a few weeks to actually receive. I provided my application to graduate and degree audit and explained the diploma delay. I provided correspondence between myself and my university to support this. They practically accused me of lying about my degree and threatened to rescind the offer if I couldn't provide my diploma. Just left a bad taste in my mouth especially since my degree wasn't even required for the job. Thankfully my university issued my diploma shortly after that exchange but it was just really intense and felt unnecessary.
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Basic interview questions: Why do you want to work here? Focus around client centered.
I am interviewing with them and so far so good. I did 5 steps and now I am waiting to see if I get an offer or not. It was very difficult but they were very nice during the interviews.
Digital interview first, if you advance, then a screening call from the recruiter. If you advance, then you meet the recruiter/ FA over Zoom. They see if you'd be a good fit at the office by asking situational questions.
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BOA Branch Office Administrator applicants have rated the interview process at Edward Jones with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 65% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for BOA Branch Office Administrator roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 230 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Edward Jones overall takes an average of 41 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Edward Jones as a BOA Branch Office Administrator according to 230 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 20%
Background check: 12%
Drug test: 11%
Skills test: 10%
Personality test: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Presentation: 5%
Other: 2%
Group panel interview: 1%
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