Financial Advisor applicants have rated the interview process at Edward Jones with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Financial Advisor roles take an average of 46 days to get hired, when considering 595 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 Financial Advisor according to 595 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 18%
Background check: 14%
Drug test: 12%
Skills test: 10%
Personality test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Other: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Group panel interview: 2%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Edward Jones in Mar 2010
Interview
Had an initial conversation with a EJ representative thru my university. From there, he invited me to visit his office and fill out an application in which I faxed in to EJ headquarters from his office. I then received an e-mail stating EJ wanted to move forward with the interview process and had me take a personality test. Upon completion of the test, I was contacted again to arrange a phone pre-screening interview which was basically a conversation with a hiring specialist with a couple basic questions about my interest in the company. At the end of that conversation, the hiring specialist wanted to schedule the behavioral phone interview, which will take place tomorrow.
Interview process first consists of numerous dinner events, all very laid back where you get to learn more about the company and the advisors in the region, and they get to learn more about you. If you keep getting invited back to dinners, consider it progress in the interview process. Honestly, the best, most effective interview process.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Edward Jones (Vancouver, WA)
Interview
it's a series of interviews with people in the office then a full-day of simulating the role of the advisor where you're receiving calls from clients and team mates as well as receiving emails. As a career-changer, this was the part of the interview phase where I realized Edward Jones wasn't the right start to my career as a financial advisor and ended up going somewhere that invested in my growth rather than a "sink or swim" type of place.
Interview process is very lengthy. 6 steps, very in depth. HR screening, in person interview, 1 year plan, day in the life role play (3 hours long) where you had to call actors who were playing clients and prospects