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Vanguard interviews FAQs
College to Corporate applicants have rated the interview process at Vanguard with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for College to Corporate roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 31 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 College to Corporate according to 31 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
One on one interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Presentation: 4%
Other: 2%
Personality test: 2%
Skills test: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Vanguard (Newark, DE) in Dec 2018
Interview
HR was conversational. He went through my resume and then asked me some basic behavioral questions like teamwork and
The interview was relaxed the HR was typing all the time.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Vanguard (Dallas, TX) in Oct 2022
Interview
Mostly behavioral interview questions with along with a roll play exercise. There were a few technical questions regarding how the equity and debt markets work, but if you have take an entry level finance class then it should be pretty basic
Passed Coding exam, took Behavioral interview, then got completely ghosted. I would at least expect a rejection from someone who took the time to interview me, but I guess their HR needs some work
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time where you had to step into a role you weren't comfortable with and lead?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Vanguard in Oct 2019
Interview
I applied online and was contacted the same day for a phone interview, now I have a in person interview on campus. I found the phone interview really good and the process seems really structured and fast.