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Updated May 22, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Bank Teller at Sovereign Bancorp
Posted May 22, 2012
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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 Apr 2010 in Harrisburg, PA (took 3 days)
Contacted by Branch Manger for quick questions about availability and confirmation of background checks. 2nd interview was supposed to be 2:1 Branch Manager and Head Teller ask questions pertaining to customer service and circumstantial issues and how to handle them. The branch I eventually worked in at the Colonial Park Mall was all mid 30's and fun to work with. They maintained professionalism with daily humor to avoid added stress. 3 staff members to run the bank with minimal supervision due to the knowledge and professionalism with the Head Bank Teller or Company was too cheap to hire a Branch Manager.
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no
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Relationship Manager at Sovereign Bancorp
Posted May 15, 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 Boston, MA (took a day)
Recruiter was very sharp and went straight to the point. Asked me very specific things on my resume so KNOW everything.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Personal Banker at Sovereign Bancorp
Posted Apr 27, 2012
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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 Apr 2012 (took a day)
Received call from Staffing Agency. Proceeded to interview with HR Recruiter. Follow up with 1:1 interview.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
Non-negotiable
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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Personal Banker III at Sovereign Bancorp
Posted Apr 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 Feb 2012 (took 2 months)
Overall-very lengthy and poor process.
There seems to be a disconnect between Mgt and HR.
Was promised an offer by DE and never received one.
They hardly ever return calls.
Background check w/ Inv services & LPL (poor).
Dear John letter w/ no follow up
Stay away-they are bad
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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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Branch Manager at Sovereign Bancorp
Posted Apr 6, 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 Mar 2012 in Randolph, NJ (took a day)
I was contacted by a member of HR and given some encouragement that my resume and application was attractive. An interview was scheduled with the regional hiring manager which I attended. Interviews were scheduled on top of each other as I was in a waiting area with 3 other candidates. Hiring manager led me up rickety stairs in an outdated building where we met in a sparse office (not his own I presume). He asked me 4 questions and then talked the rest of the time, outlining the impossible task of management and downplaying the opportunity and making the prospect of working there unattractive. He said I should call next week to follow up with HR but I received an email the next day saying they had moved on to other candidates. I was not offended but felt I didn't really get interviewed as much as I listened to a manager complain about his own company.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Branch Manager at Sovereign Bancorp
Posted Dec 12, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 in Philadelphia, PA (took 2 months)
Quick, got the impression they didn't have many qualified candidates should have known.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
easy, paid what I wanted, obviously needed emloyees
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 Background Check.
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Summer Analyst at Sovereign Bancorp
Posted Oct 29, 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 May 2011 in Boston, MA (took 3 weeks)
one phone interview followed by three 1:1 onsite interviews with the VP's two of which are moderate and the other one is tough. I didn't get any replies from the thank you letter i sent after the interview. the waiting period after the interview was painful cuz I didn't get any feedback.
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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 and a Background Check.
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Teller at Sovereign Bancorp
Posted Oct 24, 2011
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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 May 2010 (took a day)
The interview was not that bad. But that's all good about the bank. There were about three rounds of interviews and questions were mainly about sales. It was funny that I did not being a teller means I got to sell sell and sell. Anyway, the interviewer were mostly branch managers and they are very nice people (at least pretend to be nice)
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Mortgage Development Officer at Sovereign Bancorp
Posted Oct 2, 2011
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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 Jan 2011 in Philadelphia, PA (took a day)
I spoke with the recruiter over the phone about the position. I met with a manager in person. It was quick and simple and I was offered the job on the spot.
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Negotiation Details
The negotiation phase was pretty rigid. I was offered a signing bonus, I countered and we met in the middle. When I started I found out that others were able to get more for the three month bonus.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Management Position at Sovereign Bancorp
Posted Aug 22, 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 Jul 2011 in Boston, MA (took 2 months)
I initially received a call from a recruiter at Sovereign. I went in, interviewed with three people and was called back about a week later to come back in and meet with someone else. I was told the job description changed and one of the higher ups wanted to me with me. The only thing I didn't like was they had me interview with this person not knowing at all what the new responsibilities were. It just made it awkward because the person I came in to interview with asked if I understood the responsibilities of the position.
To make a long story short, they created a position for me, which I think is great. From what it sounds like they are in the middle of a huge transition/upgrade of all areas of the company. They offer they made me was more than I thought it would be and the bonus structure sounds great.
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Negotiation Details
I thought the offer was very fair for the economy and the bonus potential is very good.
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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