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Construction Consultant at Wachovia
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Feb 18, 2013
Interview Details – First interview was through a recruiter over the phone. Very basic questions. 2nd interview was by the department head and was a thorough but basic question interview.
Interview Question – There were not any difficult questions other the standard tell me about yourself questions Answer Question
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Financial Center Manager at Wachovia
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Washington, DC Aug 2009 – Reviewed Jan 30, 2013
Interview Details – structure style interview. situation - action - result
Interview Question – lenghthy interview - questions are job related and exemples must be real life experience Answer Question
Negotiation Details – there was no negotiation - flixed salary - take or leave it
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Bank Teller at Wachovia
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Savannah, GA Aug 2008 – Reviewed Dec 27, 2012
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Interview process went pretty fast. The first interview was conducted over the phone and only took a few mins. I was able to do the phone interview while at work. The second and final interview was done at a local Wachovia Bank and was 1:1 with typical interview questions such as how do you do under pressure?
Interviewee was very nice gentleman who at the time was at the office downtown and didn't do many interviews. He no longer works for the company but was a very energetic fun loving character.
Interview Question – What was the most difficult situation you have had to handle, and how did you handle it? Answer Question
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Senior Auditor at Wachovia
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Charlotte, NC Dec 2008 – Reviewed Dec 19, 2012
Interview Details – HR was the first contact, and they were very strong gatekeepers. They were very quick to get me to and from Charlotte for the interview with very minimal work on my part. I sat in one conference room with a glass door, and interviewers rotated in and out. Spoke with 5 different people - of all levels from peers to executives. They seemed very leery of someone interviewing who didn't already live in Charlotte, almost like they were protective of letting new people into their town. They also got very personal about what my spouse was going to do and asked point blank how long I thought I would stay. It was a little off-putting, but I needed a job, so I stuck it out.
Interview Question – "You seem square... Tell me why we should hire you when you seem like you aren't fun to be around." Answer Question
Negotiation Details – I negotiated tooth and nail, but they refused to let me negotiate directly with the hiring manager. I had to negotiate with a woman in HR, and she was not very well prepared to do so, so she became very frustrated with me. She nearly pulled my offer because I wanted to negotiate my salary, my title, my band and I also wanted to talk directly with the hiring manager about my career path. This was a major move across the country for me, so yes, I was very particular about what I wanted from the position (short of a guarantee, but I still wanted there to be an understanding of expectations).
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Licensed Financial Specialist at Wachovia
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Baytown, TX – Reviewed Jul 17, 2012
Interview Details – Promoted from Service Banker to Licensed Financial Specialist.
Negotiation Details – No, negotiation b/c I was an internal hire.
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Loan Service Counselor at Wachovia
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Stockton, CA Jun 2008 – Reviewed Jul 13, 2012
Interview Details – I applied for the job online and then was contacted and asked to submit a 17 page application by fax as soon as possible. I then was called and subsequently had a panel interview with 3 individuals that lasted about 45 minutes. I was then offered the position and they even offered more money than I anticipated. I was asked to go to Life Scan for fingerprinting and also for pre-employment drug screening.
Interview Question – Name 3 conflict resolution situations that you handled badly Answer Question
Negotiation Details – I had explained previously that I had some things on my record and went completely through the interview and negotiation phases and was offered position and then offer was rescinded when record was returned to them.
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Senior Financial Specialist at Wachovia
No Offer – Interviewed in Bloomfield, NJ Dec 2008 – Reviewed Jun 15, 2012
Interview Details –
1] Group reception and one on one short introduction interview at open house
2] Follow up phone call and scheduled individual interviews one week later
3] letter in mail
Interview Questions
- What are your weaknesses? View Answer
- Where do you see yourself in 5 years View Answer
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Financial Specialist at Wachovia
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Washington, DC Apr 2010 – Reviewed Mar 25, 2012
Interview Details – Interviewers were 30 minutes late. Heavily focused on STAR process.
Interview Question – No real difficult or unexpected interview. Standard questions asked for any sales or customer service positions Answer Question
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Personal Banker at Wachovia
No Offer – Interviewed in Wilmington, NC Aug 2010 – Reviewed Mar 2, 2012
Interview Details – This was a relatively simple process. After the preliminary phone interview and skill testing I was interviewed by two people. The questions to expect were provided ahead of time. The interviewers were very polite and gave me as much time as I needed/wanted to elaborate on answers or examples.
Interview Question – STAR! View Answer
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Teller at Wachovia
No Offer – Interviewed in Orlando, FL Oct 2010 – Reviewed Oct 24, 2011
Interview Details – It was a group interview. We were asked to introduced ourselves and then we heard more about the company and stuff. We also watched a video. Then we were asked 3 questions and went around the room everyone answering the 3 questions. That was pretty much it.
Interview Questions
- Why Wachovia/Wells Fargo? Answer Question
- Tell me about a time you had to deal with a difficult customer? What was the problem? How did you resolve it and what was the outcome? Answer Question
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