I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Fisher Investments (Camas, WA) in Mar 2015
Interview
I had a phone interview with Fisher. It was very relaxed and conversational. He spoke part of the time about how great the opportunity is and how a lot of the employees don't have a financial background.
The interview was great, only 30 minutes long.
The only issues that arose was that I was suppose to have the phone interview on a Monday. After waiting 20 minutes for the phone call, I decided to call them. Apparently there was some sort of communication error and they had to reschedule it for the following day. Rather than interview with the recruiter at the Camas, WA location (where I was applying) I interviewed with the recruiter from California. I was a little thrown off.
Overall, my experience was great. Waiting to hear back. The recruiter and the employee that referred me said it would take about a week to hear back about whether they'd like to schedule you for a face-to-face interview.
Oh and they seemed very keen on involvement outside of work (volunteering/internships)
I enjoyed the process but also no idea where it’s going. Excited to see what happens and hoping for a good result. Also I need to write 30 words I guess
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Fisher Investments (Camas, WA) in Jun 2021
Interview
Don’t apply. The only entry position is client service associate which is basically busy work nobody wants to do. They respond to your application quickly because HR is measured by success on how many interviews they do. So they literally interview knowing that they aren’t going to hire. That’s why they always have job openings listed on their website. So they can keep HR busy. The firm has no flexibility. 50 hours of busy work if you do take the job. The process consists of a phone screening then round robin with multiple teams claiming they have open positions but again they only hire CSA for new hires. Questions are all normal behavioral and really easy but hiring is really dependent on if enough people have quit recently that they need bodies.
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Fisher Investments (Camas, WA) in Jun 2021
Interview
The overall interview process was pretty lengthy. For starters, you aren’t applying for the “Investment Associate” role but rather multiple roles that the company thinks you’d fit in well with. First you meet with a recruiter, then you meet with multiple hiring managers, then a debrief with a recruiter about your experience, and then back to one of the hiring managers, and finally culminating with a Vice President or “higher-up.” All this being said, everyone was very polite and welcoming throughout the process. Interview questions were standard behavioral questions with a few random ones mixed in. Expect the whole process to take at least a month from start to finish.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work for Fisher Investments?
Why should we hire you?
Tell me about yourself