I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Edward Jones (Akron, OH) in July 2010
Interview
I first applied online and contacted a recruiter I met with at my college. He helped me set up and prepare for the first phone interview which was pretty routine. After the initial phone screen interview I had another phone interview and had to fill out an aptitude questionnaire online. This led to the face to face interview, and prior to the face to face interview I had to go out in my community and go door to door collecting names, addresses, phone numbers and information for people in my community. I had to bring the list of names i collected to my face to face interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What qualities do you have that will make you great at this job and what qualities do you have that will make it difficult?
Interview process first consists of numerous dinner events, all very laid back where you get to learn more about the company and the advisors in the region, and they get to learn more about you. If you keep getting invited back to dinners, consider it progress in the interview process. Honestly, the best, most effective interview process.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Edward Jones (Vancouver, WA)
Interview
it's a series of interviews with people in the office then a full-day of simulating the role of the advisor where you're receiving calls from clients and team mates as well as receiving emails. As a career-changer, this was the part of the interview phase where I realized Edward Jones wasn't the right start to my career as a financial advisor and ended up going somewhere that invested in my growth rather than a "sink or swim" type of place.
Interview process is very lengthy. 6 steps, very in depth. HR screening, in person interview, 1 year plan, day in the life role play (3 hours long) where you had to call actors who were playing clients and prospects
