Financial Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Vanguard with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 25% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Financial Associate roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Vanguard overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Vanguard as a Financial Associate according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
One on one interview: 18%
Group panel interview: 18%
Skills test: 18%
Drug test: 9%
Presentation: 9%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Vanguard (Scottsdale, AZ) in Apr 2016
Interview
It was half a day, they pick you up from a hotel take you to Vanguard and you start in a group presentation with breakfast. After the group portion we broke up individually and there is a case study you do (read a packet and answer some questions in the back) you have an hour for this portion. Then is a behavioral interview which you have another hour for. Afterwards they take you immediately to the airport to leave.
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Question 1
Tell me about a time you went above and beyond to help a client and what happened because of it?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Vanguard
Interview
The interview process was very smooth. The interviewer did a great job of asking questions about myself and gave a lot of opportunity to learn more about the culture at Vanguard.
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Question 1
They asked me about customer related experience and different projects and leadership experiences.
Interview was done in star format with panel of 4 current managers. Be sure to have thorough answers and clearly address each part of the star method - situation, task, action, result
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Question 1
Discuss a time you worked with a group and had differences of opinions on the project
I applied online. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at Vanguard (Malvern, PA)
Interview
There was a brief phone interview that asked behavioral STAR format questions about how you handled tough situations in previous jobs. Next, it took them over a month to schedule my 8 hour group interview. They gave us team building exercises and watched us intently. They also listened to our conversations with recent new hires. They encouraged us to let our guard down but they don't actually mean that. Essentially they want a very specific type of person that they can mold to their weird corporate culture. Everyone is very underpaid and they avoid conversations about salary. They think their culture is enough to keep people around.
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Question 1
Tell me about a time where you missed a deadline. How did you handle it?