I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Fisher Investments (Camas, WA)
Interview
Interview process was pretty standard. I applied online. Then I was contacted by a recruiter a week later to hammer in the details of my resume and background (BS in applied Mathematics). The recruiter emailed me a few days later to set-up a phone interview (personality). Once I did that the recruiter called me a week later to setup an on-site interview. I met with two different people, the manager of the client side stuff, and the manager of the more technical stuff... I completely bombed the two interviews (my brain just shut down or something). The job description was way different than what the managers were trying to explain to me. If you have a background that's close to the financial field you'll be fine with this company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There were so many questions like "tell about a time when you..." such that the question pertained to a certain characteristic they wanted. i.e. tell me about a time that you took a leadership role.
I enjoyed the process but also no idea where it’s going. Excited to see what happens and hoping for a good result. Also I need to write 30 words I guess
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Fisher Investments (Camas, WA) in June 2021
Interview
Don’t apply. The only entry position is client service associate which is basically busy work nobody wants to do. They respond to your application quickly because HR is measured by success on how many interviews they do. So they literally interview knowing that they aren’t going to hire. That’s why they always have job openings listed on their website. So they can keep HR busy. The firm has no flexibility. 50 hours of busy work if you do take the job. The process consists of a phone screening then round robin with multiple teams claiming they have open positions but again they only hire CSA for new hires. Questions are all normal behavioral and really easy but hiring is really dependent on if enough people have quit recently that they need bodies.
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Fisher Investments (Camas, WA) in June 2021
Interview
The overall interview process was pretty lengthy. For starters, you aren’t applying for the “Investment Associate” role but rather multiple roles that the company thinks you’d fit in well with. First you meet with a recruiter, then you meet with multiple hiring managers, then a debrief with a recruiter about your experience, and then back to one of the hiring managers, and finally culminating with a Vice President or “higher-up.” All this being said, everyone was very polite and welcoming throughout the process. Interview questions were standard behavioral questions with a few random ones mixed in. Expect the whole process to take at least a month from start to finish.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work for Fisher Investments?
Why should we hire you?
Tell me about yourself