Processing Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Vanguard with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 68% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Processing Associate roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 42 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 Processing Associate according to 42 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 21%
Drug test: 19%
Background check: 18%
One on one interview: 17%
Group panel interview: 12%
Skills test: 8%
Presentation: 3%
Personality test: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
Other: 1%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Vanguard (Malvern, PA) in Sep 2012
Interview
They ask you a bunch of STAR questions . Star being situation, task, action and resolution or result. Then they give a client scenario and you act that out. Two people interview you. You person is friendly generally and one person plays it cool. It's usually two people who are skilled or qualified to interview a paper bag so you should be fine.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time.... A lot of tell me about a times. Tell me about a time you had to deal with a difficult colleague. Tell me about a time you had to work on a project with limited instruction. Tell me about a time disagreed with your supervisor, how did it go. And so on.
In person interview involved a series of questions. It is best to be prepared at the interview like carry a notebook. It would be best to practice the interview and be prepared and friendly.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Vanguard (Phoenix, AZ)
Interview
Overall it was a standard interview. First you have to do a phone call interview and if they like your answers you go to the company in person. Once you are there they give you quick tour, give you a case study, and lastly a behavioral interview.
I applied online. I interviewed at Vanguard (Phoenix, AZ)
Interview
Received an email within twenty four hours about a phone interview. I was able to choose from my top three choices of preferred times because their main office uses east coast time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How will you use your skills to help this company?