I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Fisher Investments (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2014
Interview
All interviews set up through HR.
Initial phone interview, basic behavioral questions and phone screening. Told them that I was from the Bay Area (right next to HQ) but they insisted on placing me in their Seattle office which is apparently growing.
Then flown to their Seattle office to interview.
I was very unimpressed with this company. Their HR department was really weird at contacting. We would play phone tag for 3 days and then I would not hear from them for 3 weeks at a time.
Called me to let me know their decision and left a vague message. I called them back several times to no response. 1 month later, I received a call from someone else in HR that they had decided to explore other candidates. I found the slow response time rather unprofessional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They literally asked me if I was in the same sorority as them
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