Financial Advisor Trainee applicants have rated the interview process at Edward Jones with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Financial Advisor Trainee roles take an average of 45 days to get hired, when considering 62 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 Trainee according to 62 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 22%
One on one interview: 16%
Background check: 14%
Drug test: 10%
Presentation: 9%
Skills test: 9%
Personality test: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Other: 4%
Group panel interview: 1%
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I applied through other source. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Edward Jones (Northeast, NY) in Jun 2014
Interview
As discussed in other posts, the process is about 8 steps. Application, phone interview, 1 on 1 interview, business plan, recruiter interview, background check, and the infamous Virtual "Day-in-the-Life" Assessment where they give you 8-hours of work to do in 4-hours with actors who throw all kinds of BS at you. After all that, the recruiter and/or talent acquisition guys didn't even call me to give feedback. I just got a VM message from my EJ FA expressing disappointment that there would be no offer. WTF?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
During the assessment -- cold calling and being put on 'hold' indefinitely, having a transactional problem and not knowing the policy to handle it, a flighty, fruit-loop administrator, super slow moving platform for email, calendar, documents, etc.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Edward Jones (Orlando, FL) in Jul 2024
Interview
The process takes about 1 to 2 months. It starts off with a call from the recruiter and then advances to in person interviews. It’s a very detailed process with instructions along the way.
10 step progressive process teaching you about the role and orienting you every step of the way ending with a realistic immersive simulation. Extraordinary emphasis on culture and community that is very appealing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Many questions about how to handle challenges and overcome obstacles.
I applied online. I interviewed at Edward Jones in Oct 2022
Interview
The first interview is a digital interview. The next would be in person interview with the head of the office. They will also make you write a mock business plan.