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Updated Jan 10, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Investment Associate at Fisher Investments
Posted Jan 10, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in San Mateo, CA (took 3 months)
The 2nd round (also final round) interview consisted of 3 back to back 45-minute interviews with different VPs in the office. Questions are mostly behavioral--overall the interview is very conversational so you can take the interview in any direction you want, you can emphasize your past achievements, talk about finance (or not), or the structure of Fisher. The interview lasted the entire day and included tours of the 2 locations and lunch--the Woodside location is basically a dreary calling center located in Ken Fisher's basement (literally, it is his house). Employees are pretty much smushed up against each other chicken-coop style in both locations however, the San Mateo office is a lot nicer. They seem disorganized--one employee called me to tell me I got the job and then when I called again another employee said they were still considering me. Then finally 2 months later they said they reached their hiring goals and couldn't offer me a position. Seems like an unstructured place to work and just a tad bit shady.
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Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Web Developer at Fisher Investments
Posted Dec 23, 2011
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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 Aug 2009 in San Mateo, CA (took 1 week)
I initially interviewed with the internal recruiter on the phone, then came in for an onsite interview. I interviewed with 2 software engineers and the hiring manager. One engineer was really nice and personable. The other one was really arrogant and obnoxious. The hiring manager was inquisitive yet prodding in an uncomfortable kind of way. This left me with a sense that the company is not a good fit for me. I do not feel the culture of the potential employer is fun and innovative at all, leaving a sense that I will not enjoy working for the company. I also see a lot of H1B and foreign software engineers working for the company.
The environment consists of open desk areas where advisers chatted with clients via headsets. Same goes for developer work areas. The company is located in nice big buildings near the BridgePoint Shopping Center and adopts open work areas rather than big cubicles.
I have worked for a few financial companies in the past, but this environment seems stressful and stifling, while not being a fun and innovative environment.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Client Service Associate at Fisher Investments
Posted Dec 20, 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 2010 in Seattle, WA (took 2 days)
First there was a phone interview with the recruiter. They just ask basic questions about yourself. Then I head back within about a week to schedule an in person interview. There were three rounds of interviews. Most of these interviews were in small groups 2-3 people. All questions were situational...tell me about a time...what would you do if. There were no case questions.
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Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Account Executive at Fisher Investments
Posted Dec 13, 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 Nov 2011 in San Francisco, CA (took 3 weeks)
Flew me up to tour both offices. Was interviewed by 3 different employees within different departments. Pretty straight forward, never tried to trick me or anything. Pretty much gave background on myself, interests, and discussed my resume. Seems like an interesting business model. 'Open architecture' means you get moved to various positions every few years. If you do a few jobs well, will let you basically choose what you want to do.
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Reason for Declining
Going to stay in LA.
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Client Service Associate at Fisher Investments
Posted Nov 27, 2011
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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 2011 (took 3 weeks)
After the first on campus interview, I got into the final round. The final interview was from 9:30am to 3:30pm, we went to the headquarter for interviews and then they showed us around. There were 3 people interviewed me for 2 hours, but it was 1:1. The general interview was nice, but it was a little bit too long. They showed us the building and the working condition. I realized I didn't really like the environment. Everyone was sitting right next to each other with a small table and computer. All your work is justing calling somebody. Even though i didn't get the offer I am not feeling very upset.
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Business Analyst at Fisher Investments
Posted Nov 17, 2011
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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 Sep 2011 in San Mateo, CA (took 2 weeks)
I went to there power day and interviewed with 3 people back to back
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Client Service Associate at Fisher Investments
Posted Nov 16, 2011
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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 Jun 2011 in Vancouver, WA (took 1 week)
Three 1 hour interviews with three separate people. Be prepared to answer the following questions:
Why choose Fisher?
How did you hear about Fisher?
Tell me what you know about the firm: (think of clients they service, what markets they operate in internationally, talk about how much they have grown in the past few years and how you can't wait to work for a company that is growing in such a bad economy...)
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Negotiation Details
It was easy to negotiate. I told them I wanted a certain salary and I got it with no counter-offer.
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Financial Analyst at Fisher Investments
Posted Oct 13, 2011
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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 Jan 2011 (took a day)
The interview process was actually very pleasant. It was a series of 4 one-on-one interviews with various managers from the department. They seemed to be genuinely interested in me personally and professionally. The interview seemed well balanced - it seemed more like a discussion than an interview, which made me feel more comfortable.
The communication with the recruiter post-interview was less than ideal. The time frame given for a response was a few weeks. It was very difficult to get in touch with the recruiter via e-mail. There was no courtesy "Thanks, but no thanks" e-mail or letter.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Account Executive at Fisher Investments
Posted Oct 12, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2011 (took a day)
It is a pretty simple interview. I went in and met with the recruiter that contacted me in the first place. He took me into a room and then asked me standard questions, "Why do you want to work here", "tell me about a time..." After those typical questions, he talked about that the position consisted of (Account Executive).
After we were finished, he introduced me to two other 'bosses' and they interviewed me as well.
Basically, you have to interview all of the recruiters one after another.
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Reason for Declining
I basically consists of making hundreds of phone calls a day. If that is something you are interested in, then this is the right job for you.
I also wanted to be trained, and from what I was told, they don't really expect you to know anything. Just just want you to bring in clients so their 'experienced' workers can try to make the sale.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Client Service Associate at Fisher Investments
Posted Oct 7, 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 Aug 2011 in Vancouver, WA (took 3 weeks)
I had a phone interview first. This consisted of explaining current and prior work history, education, extra curricular activities in college, why I want to work for Fisher, why I don't want to work for current employer, what my skills/duties were at past jobs. I was called back in two days and told that they would like to have me in for a face to face interview. The interview started by speaking with the same recruiter who did the phone interview, then the manager for the CSA position and ending with their manager. Total interview time was about 2 1/2 hours long. The wait time for a notice on whether or not I received an offer was approximately two weeks. Overall experience was good.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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