The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at FINRA (Chicago, IL) in Dec 2009
Interview
Received one phone interview, proceeded by two in person interviews. Interviews extremely informal on phone. Basic questions about education (Specific Courses), work history. Asked to explain a time when you made a mistake on the job or had a disagreement. Asked to explain a project where you worked with a team member.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at FINRA (Rockville, MD) in Oct 2022
Interview
Process was fairly simple once the interview was set. Met with 2 hiring managers and senior director. 3 Panel interview. Lasted 1 hour. Mostly behavioral questions and some easy technical questions like understanding of financial products . The competition is very high for these roles. Must be very engaging in the interview and show good personality traits. Once the interview was over, I received and offer in exactly 1 week. My advice would be to show genuine excitement and interest for the role. Ask follow up questions and establish a genuine connection if possible.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why FINRA? Walk me through your Resume. What do you know about FINRA? Why would you be a good fit?
I applied online. I interviewed at FINRA (Rockville, MD) in Jan 2018
Interview
Emailed by HR for convenient time, spent exactly one hour with two managers- they were totally going thruough the motions. I had interviewed for a few other jobs, exactly the same questions off same song sheet. No response afterwards. More than 25% are hired from within according to manager, so I assume they have to through the motions, which is an unfortuante waste of my time. I think it is unfortunate HR cannot send a a nice email saying position is filled. Afterall, I spent the time to apply.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at FINRA (Rockville, MD) in Jan 2017
Interview
I applied online and was contacted to interview about two weeks later. After an initial chat with an HR person, we scheduled an interview in Rockville with three pretty senior people. I felt it was a great environment and the interview was well directed towards explaining what the job would be like, how my skills would work in that context, as well as seeing if I was a fit on a personal level. Although I did not get an offer, I felt good enough about the process and the people I met, as well as the work they described that I am still interested in FINRA.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
It was actually hard to answer where I saw myself in ten years - I am often asked about five in interviews, but I really got stumped by this relatively innocuous question as applied to a longer timeframe.