I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at State Street in Jul 2015
Interview
A telephone interview with a recruiter was followed about 10 days later with an in-person interview with the department head. The interview was very low pressure and conversational in nature. Questions centered on past experience. I got the feeling it was just as much about skills as personality match with the manager. There was a misunderstanding by Human Resources regarding the budgeted salary for the position. I was already earning over the maximum allowed for the job and should not have been placed into consideration.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about why you want to leave your current employer.
I applied online. I interviewed at State Street (London, England) in May 2026
Interview
It was the first inteview after HR screening process. The meeting arrangement was smooth. Common procedures of security check-in in comparing to other large corporations. Meeting room environment was neat and comfortable. The meeting was a bit over an hour in a good vibe.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Hypothetical Question about: "How would you deal with seconded employers if they are reluctant to perform as expected?"
3 rounds with panel interview at the end presenting an investment topic. Process was relatively quick compared to other firms. Panel had managing directors for multiple business units. All via zoom. On-boarding takes a lonnnnggg time.
It's was smooth, hassle free, very cooperative, interviewer kept me informed about progress frequently, used to get timely response during the hiring process, there were 3 rounds of interview, both by onshore and offshore team
Vice President applicants have rated the interview process at State Street with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 52% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Vice President roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 23 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at State Street overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at State Street as a Vice President according to 23 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 24%
Phone interview: 22%
Background check: 16%
Group panel interview: 10%
Drug test: 8%
Personality test: 6%
Presentation: 4%
Skills test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 2%
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