Intern applicants have rated the interview process at The Motley Fool with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 47 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at The Motley Fool overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at The Motley Fool as a Intern according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
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The process took 3 months. I interviewed at The Motley Fool
Interview
They are really bad about getting back to you, and take forever with all things hiring. Don't let that discourage you. I showed up to their young investor day, met the person in charge of hiring, sent in an application and had totally written it off when months later i got a call for an interview and then got the job.
That being said their intern program is incredibly selective. You have to be a certain kind of person, a little different, not too serious or professional, but passionate. They want you doing it for the right reasons (not money). I didn't even ask to get paid but they told me they had to pay me and I said ok.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Something along the lines of why do you like investing. (Hint, just to make money is the wrong answer)
The questions were about myself, the way I think, and how I would fit into the company culture. My resume was important, but the fit was the most important part.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at The Motley Fool in Jan 2013
Interview
Submitted an online application in early January, received a request to schedule a phone interview about three weeks later. The interview was very casual, they put me on speakerphone. In all, there were 3 interviewers. They were very friendly and seemed to just want to get to know me better. After asking me about my investing background and education, they let me ask any questions I had and described the work environment that I should expect. Overall, the interview took less than 30 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What kind of classes are you taking right now? (Not that difficult, but again, the purpose of the interview seemed to be just to get to know me better)