I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Charles Schwab (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2015
Interview
I had a phone interview with an in-house recruiter. After this, she submitted my resume to the hiring manager. The recruiter was warm and personable, although she didn't seem to know too many details of the day to day job requirements.
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She asked me technical questions about my experience, but also seemed to want to get a sense for my overall personality.
I applied through other source. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Charles Schwab in Apr 2025
Interview
The interview process took approximately three months, which included a waiting period before being contacted, the interview itself, and eventually receiving a rejection. This timeline is typical for the company, as their communication—particularly email responses—tends to be slow. The overall process followed a standard procedure but required patience due to the extended response times.
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Questions about Tell me about yourself, what did you applied for this position.
Quantifying questions like mean, median, and mode.
linear regression, comparison, causation?
Broker questions: What is an ETF, mutual funds, index funds differences and similarities.
Questions about Python.
College job fair, then took an aptitude test on computer terminals at the Schwab office. Then met with multiple people and had interviews, both in a group setting and individually
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Experience, strengths, weaknesses, failures and learning experiences
I felt very comfortable during the procesa. If you are on an F1 visa applying for OPT its very hard to be accepted. So in my case, the interview process did not move forward as much due to that limitation
