Financial Foundations Associate applicants have rated the interview process at USAA with 2.6 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 65.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Financial Foundations Associate roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 45 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at USAA overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at USAA as a Financial Foundations Associate according to 45 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 19%
Background check: 17%
Drug test: 17%
Skills test: 14%
One on one interview: 13%
Personality test: 11%
Group panel interview: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
Other: 0%
Presentation: 0%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at USAA (San Antonio, TX) in Jul 2014
Interview
I applied in June of 2014 for the June, July, and August classes. It took about 2 weeks until I received an email which asked me to take an assessment (on a Tuesday) and I received a call the next day to schedule me for an interview on Thursday. I was contacted promptly by USAA HR at the scheduled time and the interview lasted about 25 minutes. The questions were pretty standard for any first round interview. In the beginning of the interview they pretty much tell you the starting pay and the hours required to work and then get into the questions. It was pretty smooth for me. At the end of the interview the HR manager told me that they wanted to pass me along to the next round interview on campus with Hiring Managers. They gave me some feedback to prepare myself for the interview. My interview was scheduled the following Thursday, a week later. I was then emailed by the HR Manager with the interview details along with instructions to complete a background check and a drug screening. I made sure to arrive early for my interview since you have to go through security and the campus is quite large. The interview is with 2 Hiring Mangers, one typing and the other mainly asking questions. Both of them made me feel very welcome and comfortable. Once again standard interview questions. At the end of the interview I was told I would hear from the HR Manager in 3 business days. It took 2 business days and I was called with a job offer and sent an email with the official offer. Pretty smooth process overall and I am excited to start my training soon.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You are asked a few questions in the SBO (Situation, Behavior, Outcome) format. Make sure you give details about the situation, how you felt and others felt during the situation, and then how it was resolved.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at USAA (Tempe, AZ)
Interview
Easy phone interview, Easy face interview, quickly hired as at that time they were making offers to just about everyone. Had to submit to fingerprints and gruling background checks, then went through a 2 week class to study and take the insurance license test for about 25 states.
I applied online. I interviewed at USAA (Tampa, FL)
Interview
A lot of ice breaker questions - the intent is to get to know you.
Followed up with your typical "Tell me about a time when..."
At the end a quick summary and then you have the time to ask questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Innovation, sales and overcoming objections, upset customer and multitasking. Wording is easy. OK to ask verifying questions and/or take notes.
A big focus is on sales - need to prepare for that and have a really good example.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at USAA (San Antonio, TX) in Jan 2016
Interview
Online questionnaire, in-person interview with 2 people who started in my position and have moved up. It was a little strange because one of them made a comment about how long it took to get to where he was.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you recommend other lines of business to someone who called for banking needs?