How was the interview at Edward Jones?

Interview process was thorough and honest. Compensation and training program are very fair and work well.

Realistic expectations but it is a sales job at the end of the day above all else.

Some of the clients were lovely people.

The interview process was pretty straightforward but the training is inadequate for all the responsibilities and expectations of the role. It takes 2 years in average to get “comfortable” my FA was very unprofessional, super control freak, would blame me for her mistakes, yell ar me while I was on the phone with clients and made the workplace absolute hell. Biggest mistake and would never go back. I lasted 8 months and it was torture. Depends on your FA of course, can be a better experience but still the amount of information you need to learn is insane for what they pay you.

Edward Jones is of the best Financial Advising firms out there! I went through the entire process of being interviewed over 3 months, took the exams (SIE, 66, & 7), worked with my mentors, etc. They truly do the best that they can in training to provide you with the people and resources to help you pass all exams and answer any questions you may have about the industry or the process. What I admired most about the company is that each FA is different! You don't have to fit into a "box" to be a great FA. It's merely a matter of taking in as much information as possible and using that in your own way. - Benefits are great - Retirement is great Bonus: they pay you for study/training! The only reason I left was because I was 24 at the time and wanted to chase a dream before committing myself to clients. I would not have been able to do both at the same time.

I don't really have any serious "cons" but these are some things that kinda itched at me. - The interview process can take anywhere from 2-4 months - The software used to facilitate trades and document clients was old. However, that was getting an upgrade during 2023-2024

Good work culture, recommend working here

Long interview process, takes more than 3 months

Great company culture. Provides incredible support and training to Financial Advisors to allow them to serve clients out of their own local branch office. Every new FA typically starts in a veteran FA's office to learn and serve clients while building their business. They are also investing heavily in new technology - both FA and client facing.

Long interview process due to large upfront training investment they make. Very few leads given - must be willing to network and market to find clients yourself, but a lot of support and training provided around this.

Professional communication during early stages of the hiring process Clear onboarding materials and start-date confirmation provided Organized interview structure

Offer was rescinded after written confirmation that all contingencies had been satisfied Background check was confirmed cleared before withdrawal No explanation provided beyond “not moving forward” after confirmation they are moving forward. Decision communicated without context or transparency Significant personal and professional decisions were made in reliance on the confirmed start date

The firm has a good benefits package.

The firm gives the financial advisors cart blanche to literally do whatever they want. They are often racist, sexist, and always ageist to their support staff (BOAs) The branch office administrators are underpaid and overworked. People that are looking for at least a living wage (base pay - bonuses are not guaranteed) should not apply for the BOA roles at all - THEY ARE NOT EQUITABLE. BOAs should really unionize to ensure fair treatment, cause they aren't getting it. Train non-managers/financial advisors how to interview candidates, they often have never had any experience with this because they have never even been managers or team leads. Offer training/career growth to other areas of the firm that are not financial advisors & branch support. They are not the only associates of consequence, although the firm really leans that way.

Every advisor serves different clients

See above; if you prefer working with specific demographic be sure to ask those questions during the interview