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Associate at Fidelity Investments

Accepted Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY (US) – Reviewed Feb 27, 2013

Interview Details Initial interview with Human Resources was scheduled right away. The time frame between interviewing with HR and management was a little long, maybe a month later. I interviewed with the hiring manager/supervisor first and then his superior. The manager was nice and engaging but asked a ton of questions, and some of them were harder than others.

Interview Question – What is a quality I like and dislike in a manager? (trick question?)   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – "We will start you with __________"

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Equity Trading Intern at Fidelity Investments

No Offer – Interviewed in Boston, MA (US) Jan 2013 – Reviewed Feb 27, 2013

Interview Details Started with an on campus interview where I met with three different people. Next, they brought us down for a super day in Boston. In this second round I had 4 different interviews then they provided us with lunch. After lunch, there were three more interviews with more senior people. Overall, all the interviewers were very nice and professional. Mostly the questions just walked through my résumé and past experiences.

Interview Question – Very interested in making sure you have an understanding of and interest in the markets.   Answer Question

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Equity Research Intern at Fidelity Investments

No Offer – Interviewed in Feb 2012 – Reviewed Feb 25, 2013

Interview Details Two 30 minute interviews with analysts. I applied online through the Boston College website and had two on campus interviews. It is a very competitive and therefore you really have to come prepared to show your interest.

Interview Question – What is something that makes the stock market go up or down?

Tell me a stock you follow and why?
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Senior Database Developer at Fidelity Investments

Accepted Offer – Interviewed on North Smithfield, RI (US) Jun 2010 – Reviewed Feb 25, 2013

Interview Details Usually a phone screen and then a face to face interview. The interview & decision process usually takes at least a few weeks.

Interview Question – Usually questions related to the technology you are being interviewed for. It was technical questions related to the Oracle database and questions related to the experience.   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – My experience has been that the HR is negotiable only a little. Maybe a 2-3 thousand from the initial offer.

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Financial Services Representative at Fidelity Investments

No Offer – Interviewed in Merrimack, NH (US) Aug 2012 – Reviewed Feb 20, 2013

Interview Details Applied online and received a call from HR about a week later. After 30 minutes of getting to know me and going through my background/resume we set up an interview for the following week with a recruiter. This consisted of mostly behavioral and situation type questions (tell me about a time when...) From here we set up an onsite interview, in which I was given a tour of the complex and brief presentation/meeting with current Sales Reps. Lastly, was the 2:1 interview in which similar behavioral types of questions were asked. Really probing your customer service experiences.

Interview Question – Name a time you provided excellent customer service.   Answer Question

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Retirement Benefits Intern at Fidelity Investments

No Offer – Reviewed Feb 23, 2013

Interview Details Dropped my resume via schools career center website and was contacted to interview on campus. A behavioral interview of about 30 minutes with standard questions about when you worked in a group, when you had to prioritize. Mostly straight forward stuff. It was only my 2nd interview ever so I was really nervous. Also interviewer was extremely uninterested in what I had to say.

Interview Question – Explain to me something from your classes that I don't already know   Answer Question

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Sumer Intern at Fidelity Investments

No Offer – Interviewed in Merrimack, NH (US) Mar 2012 – Reviewed Feb 22, 2013

Interview Details Broke down my resume and questioned me on it. Asked me to remember things they said from the begining of the interview. Asked what I wanted to know about fidelity and asked how my skills prepared me for the internship. There were two interviewers they both told me about what they do and asked which department I would rather work in.

Interview Question – Asking me to remember small details from the begining of the inteview.   Answer Question

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Program Manager at Fidelity Investments

Accepted Offer – Reviewed Feb 20, 2013

Interview Details My initial interview I was 8 months pregnant. The hiring manager was very respectful and gave me a fair interview. I told her that I obviously would not be able to start right away but I wanted to get an interview and show my interests and introduce myself, my accomplishments and what I could bring to the company. I assured her that I had a great desire to work for Fidelity and asked her to keep my name on her contact list for future postings. She did! And four months later I was asked to come in for an interview. I met with 3 hiring managers (separate interviews). Each interview went very well.

Interview Question – I felt like I had aced the interview - no curveballs for me.   Answer Question

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Associate-Overseas Operations at Fidelity Investments

Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Bangalore (India) Mar 2011 – Reviewed Feb 17, 2013

Interview Details It has three rounds of recruitment process.
1.Aptitude Test
2.Technical Round Interview
3.HR Round Interview

Aptitude test was about quantitatives, analytics, logical reasoning, verbal reasoning and ab email writing. There was a cut off marks to pass the test
People qualified in Apti will be called for technical round where some questions will be asked related to Investments, Mutual Funds, Accounts and Share market.
Then in the last round the HR will test the candidates communication skills and personality by asking him/her to tell about himself/herself and to resolve a situation. And finally a question related to shifts. Candidate must be ready to work in any shifts if he/she wants to get a job in the company.

Interview Question – Difficult questions would be from accounts or share market.   View Answer

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Assistant Manager at Fidelity Investments

Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Bangalore (India) – Reviewed Feb 15, 2013

Interview Details written test, Ops interview, HR round, Offer letter for selected candidates

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