I applied through college or university. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Equitable Advisors (Tallahassee, FL) in Feb 2017
Interview
Was approached during a career fair at my university and was later asked to attend an in person interview on campus. This company is extremely misleading in its practices; they make it sound like you will be a financial advisor assisting in the management of client assets. However it is honestly just another insurance salesman job based purely on commission with terrible compensation. I was told at the career fair that I would be compensating for receiving my licenses but by the second interview was told I would have to front the payment of my licensing as well as lease an office space to conduct my business... Not at all what I was told. This company does not conduct traditional interviews; they take this time to begin training you on their practices given their high turnover rate. I don’t recommend students to have any business with this company and I advice colleges and universities to no longer allow companies like AXA to prey on its students. After I was told that the starting salary of this company was bellow 24k annually I advised the interviewer that I no longer was interested. After which I received two emails requesting me to recommend some of my fellow students… eerily similar to a pyramid scheme… if you are a newly graduated student with little to no options, seek an employer which will take the time to get to know you and offer guidance not get you involved in a dying industry for their own personal gain.
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Other Financial Advisor Interview Reviews for Equitable Advisors
The interview process had several rounds, one that was a panel in front of an MD, and a few with a specific hiring Manager. It was swift, kind, and to the point. The communication throughout the process was excellent.
I interviewed at Equitable Advisors (New York, NY)
Interview
Quick process, show you're hungry and they'll give you a shot. Had one zoom, one in person meeting, and then a compensation breakdown. Nothing guaranteed, up to you to make money. Good for someone self motivated and will bet on themselves.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Are you comfortable getting in the office at 8am and leaving at 8pm?
I applied online. I interviewed at Equitable Advisors
Interview
Online video interview that was vague on job duties. Interview length was fast and convincing I was a good fit but there was no follow up. Company will ghost you.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked if I had experience with financial services.
Financial Advisor applicants have rated the interview process at Equitable Advisors with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Financial Advisor roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 548 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Equitable Advisors overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Equitable Advisors as a Financial Advisor according to 548 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Phone interview: 22%
Background check: 15%
Drug test: 9%
Presentation: 7%
Group panel interview: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Skills test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 1%
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