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Updated May 22, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Relationship Manager at East West Bancorp
Posted May 22, 2012
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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 Mar 2012 in Pasadena, CA (took 4 months)
Very long process and no offer or reject letter to well inform the candidate.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Internal Audit at East West Bancorp
Posted May 22, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2012 in Pasadena, CA (took a day)
I applied for the job online and was contacted by the HR Rep about a different position. It was not in my area of expertise but since she seemed like I'd be a good fit for the job, I submitted to the interview. It turned out that it was a waste of time as the hiring manager for the new position was looking for someone with a different skills set. The rest of the interview consisted of awkward small talk.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Branch Manager at East West Bancorp
Posted Apr 13, 2012
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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 Oct 2010 in Los Angeles, CA (took a day)
It was my first time going to an interview speaking English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.
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Negotiation Details
Yes, I was able to negotiate with the HR Manager discussing my ideal salary for the position.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Credit Analyst at East West Bancorp
Posted Apr 3, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 in Pasadena, CA (took a day)
Initially, I sent my resume to a VP that I was referred to through a friend. The VP passed my resume on to the CFO who then initiated the interview process. The HR representative assigned to me was very friendly and professional, although he/she would often forget to follow-up with me for scheduling purposes. I got the impression that HR was swamped with work.
On the day of the interviews, I fist met with the CFO. She/he was very impressive. She/he was young, sharp, and intuitive. We had a pleasant discussion about my background the why I was desiring to enter a financial career. However, I was surprised to learn that she/he does not speak any Chinese.
On my second interview, I met with another very impressive middle level manger. He/she and I had terrific rapport and he/she said that he/she would be happy to hire me, although he/she thought I might be a little bored in the position the he/she had to offer. Again, I was surprised to find out that he/she was not a fluent or literate Chinese-speaker. Also, another surprising finding: the company does not even have a corporate license for basic statistical analysis software like SAS.
On my third and final interview for the day, I met with the CFO's assistant. This person was saddled with an unlikely and inefficient trio of responsibilities: investment relations, risk management, and corporate financial statement preparation. And, she/he appeared to be making most of the risk management decisions without any strong quantitative statistical treatment. Of course, since the company had no corporate licenses for SAS, this made sense to them--I suppose. Again, she/he was a non-Chinese speaker.
For an institution that books itself with the strategic goal of being a financial "bridge from the east to the west", it was downright unbelievable to see that many of the top management were not even conversationally fluent in Chinese. This finding led me to question the firm's ability to realize it's above-mentioned headline strategic goal. Moreover, it appeared from my interviews that the current financial health of the institution had more to do with conservative business practices (and luck) than with informed quantitative data-driven investment decisions.
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Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Credit Analyst at East West Bancorp
Posted Mar 6, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2010 (took 2+ weeks)
When you go in for an interview the first question is usually, "Why East West Bank?" They expect that you will have thought about that question in great detail and be able to explain to them what brought you to their office. It is essential that you are convincing with your response. Trust me, the entire interview depends on your answer. If you blow it, not matter how good the rest of your interview is, you won't receive an offer. Also, be able to tell them about the division in which you are applying. Do your homework and know what you are getting yourself into. If you are confused with terminology or the specifics, ask. This is also an essential question not to screw up on.
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I Applied Online.
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Teller at East West Bancorp
Posted Nov 18, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2009 in City of Industry, CA (took a day)
First, 2 people started to interview me. One is the manager, and the another is her assistant. They asked me the regular interview questions, such as, tell me about youself. 34. tell me a time when you cannot meet a client's expectation. Can you tell me about a time when you had to deliver difficult news to your team?
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Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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IT Summer Interns at East West Bancorp
Posted Oct 31, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 in El Monte, CA (took 3 weeks)
Got email from HR, then I was called for on-site interview. The interview was of 30 minutes. I got a call from HR about my selection after 2 weeks
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
Didn't get a chance to negotiate
Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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In Store Banker at East West Bancorp
Posted Sep 17, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 (took 3 days)
Interview took 3 days, first one with a branch manager, second one with HR, third one with SVP.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Teller at East West Bancorp
Posted Jul 26, 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 Jul 2008 in San Francisco, CA (took a day)
face to face w/ br mgr. very typical. just like any other interview
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Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral.
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Teller at East West Bancorp
Posted Mar 2, 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 Mar 2008 in San Jose, CA (took a day)
A simple 1 on 1 interview with the manager. I was over qualify so I got this job very easily. I was merely selling myself short as I barely got a little over the minimum wage with a 4 years University degree, and tons of working experiences.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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