I Love BNY Mellon!!!
Applied on Linkedin, a recruiter reached out and set up a phone a phone screening. Did well enough by being enthusiastic with the usual blab on the phone. Recruiter decided to move me forward to interview in-person with the BNY Mellon Wealth Management Team. The date was set for a month out, which felt like a lot of dead-time had gone by until the scheduled date. I was told would meet with two wealth directors, a portfolio manager, a sales associate etc. and did not end up meeting any of the wealth directors.
Spent 6 hours at the office, sat in a room and 1:1 interviewed by many different employees (1sales associate, 2 portfolio managers, 2 investment analysts, 1 recruiter, 1 office manager) all asking different types of the same questions. I was told by the office manager I would hear back from them "soon". I guess in BNY Mellon terms soon means 10+ years to maturity. Have yet to hear back after two months. The office is pristine and it seems like it would be a good place to work for the right type of person. Most of the interviewers were all likeable fellows, felt relatively comfortable, and some were super nice. BNY Mellon expects a lot personally and professionally from the people they hire and most were very sincere and likeable, the recruiter was exceptionally sincere and down to earth.
The interview process was slightly tedious. You feel like you're speed dating (not that I've done it) but they put you in a room for several hours where the manager is essentially playing a shell game by siphoning the employees who aren't busy at the moment to spend 20 minutes of their day to either interrogate or simply chat with you.
Thanks BNY Mellon!!!