I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Silicon Valley Bank (Palo Alto, CA)
Interview
The interview usually occurs in a few stages - the first is just a call with a recruiter to confirm whether you're interested in the Boston or Palo Alto location. After that, you'll have a HireVue where you answer questions on video with a virtual interviewer (a robot). Not much to this, just answer to the best of your ability. They are all behavioral questions and pretty straightforward (i.e., tell me about a time...). Lastly, you'll have either an in person or video interview with i. the ADP managers ii. current ADP members and iii. VP's who have completed ADP. The interview is also mostly behavioral, but it would be helpful to demonstrate an understanding on the venture capital and venture debt industry. That's it! Pretty straightforward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All behavioral questions. Nothing that will surprise you and little to no technical questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at Silicon Valley Bank (Boston, MA)
Interview
Went through the process but was not selected. Started off with an HR interview. After that there was three more interviews with a variety of different people. Mostly fit based questions but some technical ones relating to credit.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Silicon Valley Bank (London, England) in Nov 2023
Interview
First interview was with hiring manager who was asking competency-based and motivational questions to assess candidates motivation applying for the program, for instance how skills from relevant experience would benefit them in the program. Then followed last stage assessment centre, where all candidates were given P&L case study and were asked questions afterwards, then followed 3 rounds of interviews with senior management who were asking mainly value-based questions and some of them were situational questions meaning that how candidate would act in a certain job situation
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself / Walk me through your resume
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Silicon Valley Bank in Oct 2023
Interview
The interview process moved quickly and efficiently. The hiring manager was very friendly, patient, and thoughtful throughout our conversation. I enjoyed learning more about this opportunity and felt the interviewer aimed to set me up for success. Overall, it was a positive experience.