IT applicants have rated the interview process at Vanguard with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for IT roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Vanguard overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Vanguard as a IT according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
One on one interview: 20%
Presentation: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
Skills test: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Vanguard
Interview
My interviewer called me 45 minutes late. She mumbled a lot and had her phone on speaker so I had to keep asking her to repeat herself. She was uninterested in speaking to me as soon as I answered the phone, so the interview went downhill from there.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you know Java? Will you know Java? You're not learning Java in any of your classes? ... So you won't know Java?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Vanguard (Malvern, PA)
Interview
First a phone interview where they just asked questions in STAR format. Then 2 in person interviews, one more get to know you STAR questions and one technical with a case study.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Vanguard
Interview
Phone interview, mainly situation based personality screen questions. Took about 45 minutes with a very nice interviewer. Included a few basic technical questions at the end on top of the personality screen.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Vanguard (Malvern, PA) in Nov 2017
Interview
Completed a phone interview with some technical and behavioral questions and then was invited to in person interview with both technical and behavioral questions. The in person interview included learning more about the company, in addition to interviewing.