Junior Software Developer 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 57% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Junior Software Developer roles take an average of 49 days to get hired, when considering 7 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 Junior Software Developer according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Presentation: 20%
Group panel interview: 10%
Background check: 5%
Other: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Skills test: 5%
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I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Vanguard (Charlotte, NC) in Jan 2021
Interview
Nice Technical interview and I had a couple very interesting cultural questions. Be prepared to do a coding test assignment, and keep positive during it. Provide specific examples for the cultural questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time you had to defend one of your ideas at work.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Vanguard in Jan 2025
Interview
The interview process was very long (from 8am till about 2pm). We were divided into groups and got to take a tour of the office and had team building events. At the end, they split us up for the technical interview (mostly in Java).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to parse or combine 2 strings in Java?
Protected vs Private vs Public classes?
Is garbage data deletion automatic or manual in Java
3 Interviews first online, next two in person they also asked for 2 recommendations from previous employers. Otherwise all as usual. What else Nothing much. I also didn't need to do the test task
Had an intro call with a recruiter (multiple months after filling out the application), then participated in an (virtual) onsite interview. My interviewers seemed great, but then the company just ghosted me. Never heard back, even after contacting my recruiter.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you showed leadership to a group