Investment Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Vanguard with 3.3 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 68.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Investment Associate roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 Investment Associate according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
One on one interview: 18%
Group panel interview: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Skills test: 9%
Background check: 9%
Drug test: 9%
Presentation: 9%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Vanguard (Charlotte, NC) in Aug 2018
Interview
Phone screening which lasted 15 minutes. The recruiter gets a feel of your interest in the role, background, and salary expectations. A panel like interview where you are asked STAR-based questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you overcame a difficult situation at work and how did you overcome it.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Vanguard (Scottsdale, AZ) in May 2017
Interview
pretty good, role play was very hard, please try to read everything very quick. u really need 20mins to read this article about the role play but ur only given 10 so DO NOT over analyze and try to remember everything from it, know asset allocation,
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Vanguard (Charlotte, NC) in Jun 2014
Interview
2 phone interviews. 1 in person interview at their campus. The at campus interview took half the day and was interviewed by 2 different associates, both were managers. Had a positive experience with both interviewers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Why Vanguard?
Q: Name a time at your previous employer where you had to meet a client's expectation?