Financial Advisor/Wealh Managment Summer Internship Program

Group/Division/Type
Private Wealth Management
City
Pittsburgh
Interviewed
2015
Overall experience
Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy

General Interview Information

Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month

Interview Details

What did the interview consist of?
Group Interview
Please describe the interview / hiring process.
I applied through an employee referral. Within a week I was contacted by a Vice President who oversaw the program and encouraged to formally send in my resume and apply through their online data base. Within a week I got an email congratulating me and asking to come in and schedule an interview. I came in within the next week to their office downtown and interviewed with a group of 3 people. We were told 6 people overall were being interviewed for 2 spots. Three of us meet with the VP who oversaw the program, a senior FA who directly ran the PMD program, and a PMD trainee 3 months out of program completion. Rotated through having 10-20 minute interviews with each of them. Almost all behavioral questions. Why Merrill, strengths and weaknesses, a time that you showed leadership, a time you faced adversity and succeeded, etc. Some other questions included What do you know about wealth management, what do you know about our company, and tell me about some recent market trends. Overall the interview lasted about an hour and we were told to expect a email or phone call by the end of the week, acceptance or rejection. That Friday I received a phone call extending an offer to join the firm as a summer intern. I ultimately declined, but the experience was a good one in terms of interviewing and answering general and non-traditional behavioral questions that you cant really prepare for.
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