I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Edward Jones (Prairie Village, Butler, KS) in Jul 2012
Interview
There was a phone screen, which was just a phone interview. If you get through that they'll have you set up a face to face interview with a financial advisor that is in your area. The interview is impersonal, the interviewer just sits there and reads questions from a stack of papers. He or she will read the question, you answer and they'll write it down. It'll take the person a while to write your answers down so there is a silence after you're down talking, awkward. Just got done with that so I'm not sure what is next up.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you went above and beyond for a customer and what was the outcome.
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
