I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Edward Jones (Indianapolis, IN) in May 2014
Interview
The interview is a 5 Step Process.
Phone Interview - 15 Minute Interview with a Home based associate
Face 2 Face Interview - 30 Minute Interview with someone local to you
Business Plan - Idea on how you would like to build your business
Phone Interview - 15 Minute interview to review business plan
4 Hour Simulation - 4 Hour simulation for the day in the life of an Financial Advisor
Offer extended - Offer was extended to me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most questions are based on how motivated you are. Ability, to start your own business, and how personable you are.
Interview process first consists of numerous dinner events, all very laid back where you get to learn more about the company and the advisors in the region, and they get to learn more about you. If you keep getting invited back to dinners, consider it progress in the interview process. Honestly, the best, most effective interview process.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Edward Jones (Vancouver, WA)
Interview
it's a series of interviews with people in the office then a full-day of simulating the role of the advisor where you're receiving calls from clients and team mates as well as receiving emails. As a career-changer, this was the part of the interview phase where I realized Edward Jones wasn't the right start to my career as a financial advisor and ended up going somewhere that invested in my growth rather than a "sink or swim" type of place.
Interview process is very lengthy. 6 steps, very in depth. HR screening, in person interview, 1 year plan, day in the life role play (3 hours long) where you had to call actors who were playing clients and prospects