Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Fidelity Investments as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Anonimous and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Anonimous and roles were rated as the easiest.
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Fidelity Investments (Merrimack, NH) in Jul 2012
Interview
Submitted application online. Received an email to set up phone interview. Phone interview was simple and was basically a way for HR to gauge if you are semi-intelligent and worthy of moving on. In person interview was scheduled, and when I arrived I was one of at least 20 or 30 others there for an interview. They took us inside a conference room and gave us a power point regarding how great Fidelity was and what it did and how successful it was. They then matched us up with a pair of interviewers, one who played the "good cop" and one who played the "bad cop". They took me on a brief walk through the call center floor before quickly ushering me into an empty office. Interview questions were read from prompts on a packet they had, and contained many very standard interview questions, along with a couple abstract ones toward the end to judge if you can think quickly on your feet. Interview lasted just over an hour. The interviewers then escorted you to another conference room where you had to take a critical thinking test, which took about 30 minutes. After that I left. Total time spent at the building was a bit under 3 hours. It felt very impersonal and they made it obvious there were lots of other people who they could get, and that you weren't that important to them. In hindsight this is exactly how they ended up treating you as an employee. Received an offer about a week later, with a start date a month after that as they bring in "new hire classes" in waves for training. Against my better judgement about the impersonal and cocky nature of the company and interviewers I accepted.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
Describe to us using no visual aids how to tie a shoelace
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Fidelity Investments (Westlake, TX) in Oct 2011
Interview
I applied online and was contacted via phone call within two weeks. The initial call included a brief phone interview. Afterwards, I was invited to a group interview with six other applicants. The process took a few hours and was comprised of multiple group interviews and a written assessment. After the interview, I received a call within two weeks with a job offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did I want to work in the financial services industry?
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Fidelity Investments (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2015
Interview
The hiring process consist of an initial phone call from HR. The phone interview measures your previous experience with customers. I recommend staying as neutral as possible with the HR representative. Second, you will be scheduled to meet with a branch associate. If you meet with someone other than the branch manager, their experience will be limited to selling packaged solutions, not created in-house. So, you want to be as personable as possible while not sounding pompous in your investment knowledge (it doesn't matter). Be distinguished, yet neutral in answers. These people are not looking for Warren Buffet's. Most customers walk up to the counter like a retail bank.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Are you comfortable taking on multiple responsibilities at once.