I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Citizens in Jul 2015
Interview
The recruiter was very unorganized and forgot to follow up or return my call numerous time after he stated he would. The actual interview with the manager was actually very good I felt comfortable I received an off the same day about 2 hrs after my interview but I had to wait about 3 weeks to start because of waiting for an opening for training.
I applied online. I interviewed at Citizens in Oct 2015
Interview
Spoke with a recruiter first and then he set up an interview to meet with the manager that I would be working for. I had that interview a few days later in person with him and an assistant manager. After that there was a brief conversation not interview with the Regional Investment Manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Very basic question about past experience and sales experience. Not a lot of specific focus on investments.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Citizens (Framingham, MA) in May 2015
Interview
Applied online, two phone interviews, online assessment, and in-person interview with hiring representative. Application online was easy after uploading resume: you picked your locations of choice and saved the questionnaire to your profile. Had the same phone interviewer both times and they asked general questions regarding my experience and some regarding how I would respond to certain scenarios. The online assessment was very straightforward and there was a personality-type questionnaire which was also very easy. The one on one interview was about an hour long and was about average in difficulty. The in person interview questions were also similar to what I had been asked previously. After initially applying I heard back within 4 days, and at the end of the process I had an offer by day 14.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please describe your previous sales experience. Are you familiar with >banking product< and could you please role play a scenario with me? What made you choose this location/position/company? Tell me about your educational experience: are you in school/what are you studying/etc.