John Hancock Interview Questions
The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.
The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.
The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.
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The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.
The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.
The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.
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The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.
The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.
The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.
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After a couple weeks I was invited back to Boston for a formal interview by HR. Once the weather decided to cooperate, I went in for the second interview. (They got hit with a Nor'Easter and basically all the flights east got canceled. HR contacted me to reschedule, so at least they seem to be humane.)
This time I met with a few new managers, but several of the ones I had met previously. The format was the same, 3 meetings with 2 managers in each. I was asked to walk them through my resume and encouraged to ask questions. In a few of the interviews, I was questioned about sales tactics and also about general capital markets knowledge. I was also asked to discuss selling points of a mutual fund of theirs that I had studied. I gave a couple examples, and was asked to make a case for either encouraging a customer to hold or sell their money in a fund that had performed exceptionally well last year. I would say that was the hardest question because I simply have not had experience with investments outside of the classroom. So, my advice would be to not only know the funds, but also know how to advise for them.
I still have yet to hear either way, but my the realist voice in my head tells me not to be disappointed if I get a buzz letter. If I am not offered a position, I would say that it would have a lot to do with my need to be sponsored to get my Series 6 license. I passed the Series 63 exam, but I feel that this sales department is looking for candidates that already have their licenses. I could be wrong, but that was just the impression I got. At least three of the managers repeated the line, "We rarely sponsor candidates for their Series 6, but it has happened in the past."
Overall, I felt that all of the people I spoke with were very nice and intelligent. I can't say that I have anything negative to say about the company or the people other than to be more open minded about sponsoring candidates for FINRA exams. John Hancock still remains as a company I would work for in a heartbeat if the opportunity arose. I certainly hope that this was helpful.
I looked into fund XYZ, and I was attracted to it because of its performance since inception in 2006. It has consistently outperformed the benchmark index and has a low downside capture ratio, which suggests that it declines at a lesser rate than the benchmark...etc.
That particular fund experienced a 25% yield last year, and it is hard to say if that will continue for this year. Their investments are heavily focused in Western Europe and the US, which is a safe strategy, but may not yield the as positive results as investing in Asia may be. I believe that moving money to fund ABC could be better because they experienced a similar yield, but their focus is in the China, South Korea, and Japan, which could offer more upside potential as their GDP's continue to grow...etc.
Most notable would be Janet Yellan assuming leadership of the Fed. She has made it clear that she will stay the course set by Bernanke, which means tapering of the Federal Stimulus will continue. This means that interest rates will begin to rise and the value of bonds will begin to fall. As a result, this could be a tough year for fixed income investments.
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