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Updated Jan 24, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Financial Advisor at John Hancock Financial Services
Posted Jan 24, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took 3 days)
I was called by phone and asked a few questions. Then,they called me for a one on one interview. In the interview they told me that if I passed the 2-15 and the series 6 exam, I would be hired. I did, and they hired me.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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FInancial Advisor at John Hancock Financial Services
Posted Jan 5, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 (took a day)
Met with three people. The first guy told me about what the job would consist of, about how I would "tap into my network" to get clients, and that within two weeks of being hired i would be selling financial products to my friends and family. I flatly asked why my friends or family should buy products from someone who only has two weeks experience in the field, he didn't really have a good answer. I
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Financial Advisor at John Hancock Financial Services
Posted May 22, 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 Jul 2010 in Oklahoma City, OK (took a day)
After viewing the online hiring offer I called the HR to ask few questions and then we scheduled a interview. there was one 1:1 interview and a personality test online.
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It was not a perfect fit for me.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Personality Test.
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Financial Advisor at John Hancock Financial Services
Posted Jun 7, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed May 2010 in Allentown, PA (took 2 months)
I received a call a month or so after completing my application. Recruiter went through the basics of my resume and asked me to come in for an interview. The first interview, which was about 45 minutes, was with their marketing and recruitment coordinator. She walked me through the basic details of what the position consisted of. I was then given the opportunity to ask questions and that was pretty much it. The second interview was with the Sales Manager who would serve as a "mentor" for new associates during the training process. This conversation lasted about an hour and a half. He went through the details of the position in much more detail and once again gave me the opportunity to ask questions. He asked me to come back for a third interview where they would offer me the position and allow me to begin studying for my financial licenses. At no point in either conversation was I asked behavioral or situational questions. The only questions I was asked were about my resume and if I was interested in the position. It was at this point that I decided to decline the offer.
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Reason for Declining
Base salary of 12K for first year with all other income based on commissions. I decided that I did not want to work in a commission based position.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Financial Advisor at John Hancock Financial Services
Posted May 17, 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 (took 4+ weeks)
The interview process was laid-back. In hindsight, it was probably too laid-back. I didn't submit a resume until after I had accepted the job. My manger was somewhat confusing during the process and I later found out that he was incompetent. There was the standard personality test.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Financial Advisor at John Hancock Financial Services
Posted Feb 15, 2010
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2010 in Lenexa, KS (took a day)
After applying through my University's career system, I was asked to take an online personality profile test to see if my personality matched the characteristics necessary for the Financial Advisor position. I received an email that said my personality was a match, and was offered an initial interview. My interviewer did ask several questions about my knowledge of the industry as well as what I believed the position entailed, but for the most part I was 'sold' the company as well as the job. Though I was initially exited about the possibility for tremendous financial gains as well as establishing a loyal customer base, the solely commission based pay structure is not suited well for an upcoming college graduate like myself. I was offered a second (and possibly more intensive) interview, but refused as the job did not seem ideal for starting a post-grad career.
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Reason for Declining
The commission pay meant that I would need to move to a new city and live for (possibly) several months on savings, with no certainty of how much I could make while being trained and finding clients. This makes it very hard to accept the job with other, salaried positions available.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Personality Test.
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Financial Advisor at John Hancock Financial Services
Posted Jul 9, 2009 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Jul 2009 in Boca Raton, FL (took a day)
John Hancock Financial Services Inc., the Boston-based insurance giant, will celebrate its sesquicentennial in 2012, albeit as a subsidiary of Canadian conglomerate Manulife Financial Corporation, which acquired the company in 2004. Hancock offers investment products and management in addition to the insurance portfolio it is best known for, which includes variable, universal and term life. The company also offers retirement savings products that include annuities, mutual funds and long-term care insurance
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