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Updated May 24, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Finance at Bank of the West
Posted Jun 23, 2011
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4.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 in San Ramon, CA (took 2+ months)
The interview process started very smoothly with weekly touch points to keep moving forward based on the outcome of phone, round 1, round 2 and round 3 interviews. After that it was the most pathetic display of decision making as background and even reference checks being made but no decision being made. The Recruiting team was not aware of interviews being held and then the team was offsite for travel. The entire process kept the candidate hanging with the decision. Bank kept on with the interviewing process with more and more candidates and with law of averages, one will find some one with equal or 100% match, it was like some body performing a stress test to see how far the percentages can align.
With this environment where decision making takes for ever, no candidate in a right frame of mind will wait and then join as you will be subjected to the same in your job too. Extreme sense of urgency was communicated from the start with deadlines laid out for milestones in process but was of no good with the poor decision making.
People are with the Bank for ever and are very close minded with little to no acceptance to the new and fresh talent with wide variety of experience and expertise. There was clear disconnect among the team members and one could sense extreme politically inclined environment.
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Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Teller at Bank of the West
Posted Jun 16, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 in Littleton, CO (took 3 days)
The two women that interviewed me were excellent. Couldn't say that enough. They were personable and very positive and encouraging. They gave me feedback on all my answers and what they liked about them. They set up a second interview very quickly afterword.
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Reason for Declining
Bank job wasn't for me.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Customer Service Representative at Bank of the West
Posted Jul 7, 2010
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2009 (took a day)
I applied online and months later, I get an interview. They were looking for someone who is bilingual. After the interview, a recruiter from corporate called me for my references, and she called everyone of them.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Customer Service Representative (CSR) at Bank of the West
Posted May 10, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2010 (took 1 week)
The interview seemed to be extremely laid back in nature when contrasted with my recent interview processing with Wells Fargo at approximately the same point in time. The structure of the company is based more on building customer relationships rather than emphasizing certain sales points. Sales becomes secondary to customer service at that point in time.
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CBO Relationship Manager Associate at Bank of the West
Posted Apr 23, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 in Fargo, ND (took 1+ week)
After applying on line, I received a phone call from and hr person and she set up a time for a phone interview. In the phone interview I was asked questions that were very specific to my past experience working with credit. At the end of the phone interview with the hr person, she set up a 1:1 interview with the head of the department.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Finance at Bank of the West
Posted Feb 23, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2009 (took 4+ weeks)
Very informal and friendly process. Initial contact was with hiring manager. Follow up with his boss and his boss' boss. Most questions were about my background and philosophies in my area of expertise. Also detailed descriptions about the environment.
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Negotiation Details
I said what I wanted, I was given an offer with lower title and money, I stood my ground on money.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Financial Analyst at Bank of the West
Posted Feb 11, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 (took 4+ weeks)
After a phone interview, was invited for a in-person interview the following week. Interview was with the Hiring manager and HR. I was told to that they would be making the hiring decision the following week, but was not called until 3 weeks later. Not sure what took them so long to call... overall positive experience.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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ETL Architect at Bank of the West
Posted Jun 30, 2009
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2009 in Pacheco, CA (took 1+ week)
Phone interview for 45 minutes all technical
Personal Interview with four inteviewers in group for 40 minutes.
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