I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Fisher Investments (Camas, WA)
Interview
Was contacted by HR to schedule a phone interview for a week later. Called a week later and basically asked questions about my resume. "Tell me what you did as....(position)." The interview lasted for about 30 minutes and then I was allowed to ask questions. I think I was asking questions that she had absolutely no idea about. I kept asking about the investment associate job, then she would answer with an answer that seemed more like a cold call/customer service type job. I kept asking "is this job in investing at all?" So it seems like the "investment" job is not really in investing at all.
After the interview, she said she would pass the "notes" onto the actual hiring manager and if they liked what they saw I would get another phone interview with the actual hiring manager. If they liked that interview, then I would be invited on campus for a personal interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What can we learn about you that is not on your resume?
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 Jun 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 Jun 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