I applied through college or university. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Fisher Investments (Portland, OR) in Jan 2015
Interview
It takes a long time to go through each stage of the process. I had 2 initial phone interviews with recruiters, one onsite visit with 3 in-person interviews with different hiring managers, and so far 1 post-site visit phone interview with different hiring manager. 6 rounds in total so far and still no offer. All questions are behavioral based. The final phone interview was the most directed towards my resume and experience, no canned questions....his questions were specifically derived from my response to the previous questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself
Tell me about a time your failed.
Why are you interested in Fisher?
Why are you interested in this position?
What is success to you?
Tell me about your biggest accomplishment.
I enjoyed the process but also no idea where it’s going. Excited to see what happens and hoping for a good result. Also I need to write 30 words I guess
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Fisher Investments (Camas, WA) in Jun 2021
Interview
Don’t apply. The only entry position is client service associate which is basically busy work nobody wants to do. They respond to your application quickly because HR is measured by success on how many interviews they do. So they literally interview knowing that they aren’t going to hire. That’s why they always have job openings listed on their website. So they can keep HR busy. The firm has no flexibility. 50 hours of busy work if you do take the job. The process consists of a phone screening then round robin with multiple teams claiming they have open positions but again they only hire CSA for new hires. Questions are all normal behavioral and really easy but hiring is really dependent on if enough people have quit recently that they need bodies.
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Fisher Investments (Camas, WA) in Jun 2021
Interview
The overall interview process was pretty lengthy. For starters, you aren’t applying for the “Investment Associate” role but rather multiple roles that the company thinks you’d fit in well with. First you meet with a recruiter, then you meet with multiple hiring managers, then a debrief with a recruiter about your experience, and then back to one of the hiring managers, and finally culminating with a Vice President or “higher-up.” All this being said, everyone was very polite and welcoming throughout the process. Interview questions were standard behavioral questions with a few random ones mixed in. Expect the whole process to take at least a month from start to finish.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work for Fisher Investments?
Why should we hire you?
Tell me about yourself