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Technical Analyst at Washington Mutual
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Mar 8, 2013
Interview Details – Easy as pie. The recruiter found me resume on Monster. He gave me a call for a brief screening. A couple days latter had an in person interview with the hiring manger and to future coworkers. Days late I was offered and expected the job and began days later (was unemployed at the time).
Interview Question – Can remember as it was years ago, but do remember one. Preference: UNIX or Windows? I said UNIX, guess that was the right answer. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Straight forward. Salary offered was higher than target salary.
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Project Manager at Washington Mutual
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in San Francisco, CA Dec 2008 – Reviewed Oct 10, 2012
Interview Details – I interviewed with HR and then a few days later, interviewed with the hiring manager
Interview Question – Tell me about a time where you had to work with someone you didnt get along with Answer Question
Negotiation Details – What were you able to negotiate? What advice would you give others considering an offer?
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Associate General Counsel at Washington Mutual
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Seattle, WA Nov 2008 – Reviewed Jul 30, 2012
Interview Details – Internal promotion.
Negotiation Details – No Negotiation. Take it or leave it.
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Teller at Washington Mutual
No Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Feb 2010 – Reviewed Jul 23, 2012
Interview Details – Apply Online, HR Reviews Application, Phone Interview, Interview in Person
Interview Question – Give an example where you went above and beyond to serve a client Answer Question
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Assistant Branch Manager at Washington Mutual
No Offer – Interviewed in Seattle, WA Jun 2010 – Reviewed Jun 18, 2012
Interview Details –
This was a very basic interview based upon experience and behavioral questions. Tell me about yourself, your experience relavant to the job, etc. Then, it progressed to questions like, tell me a time when you... or, what do you think of the statement, " the customer is always right.'
The recruiter attempted to 'befriend" me by offering personal information I believe in an attempt to catch me off guard. I maintained my professionalism and didn't allow her to lure me into this.
Interview Questions
- Tell me why you are interested in this position? Answer Question
- Describe a difficult situation in your previous position and what you did to resolve it? Answer Question
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Financial Advisor at Washington Mutual
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Washington, DC Jan 2012 – Reviewed Mar 4, 2012
Interview Details – The interview process was pretty informal. They just basically want to see if you are well spoken and if you are sociable. At the end of the day, you are the one who controls your own destiny in the job. They are not investing that much money into you, as the base salary is quite low and it is you who controls your own destiny in the job. They did ask very cliche and traditional questions such as what I thought "my greatest weakness" was. Unfortunately, I also think they are wondering if you have access to people with money (or at least people with earning potential.)
Interview Questions
- What is your biggest weakness? Answer Question
- Do you know any professionals or are part of any communities in the area? Answer Question
Reason for Declining – I am not interested in Sales.
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Risk Anlytics Analyst at Washington Mutual
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Emeryville, CA Mar 2009 – Reviewed Dec 30, 2011
Interview Details – This was through an employee referral. Went into a 1 on 1 interview with the hiring manager. Then phone interview with the recruiter. Traveled to Seattle headquarters for 4 1 on 1 interviews. Was made an offer a few days later. The whole process took about 3 weeks.
Interview Question – Explain what ideas and solutions you recommended in your past projects? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Was able to negotiate a $3000 increase in salary.
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Marketing Strategy at Washington Mutual
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in San Francisco, CA Jun 2009 – Reviewed Jan 27, 2011
Interview Details –
Normal interview process: phone interview with HR and then hiring manager.
If hiring manager likes you, then interview with several people on the team. Behavioral based interviews.
Interview Questions
- Why do you want to work at Washington Mutual? Answer Question
- Tell me about your background. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Yes. Not too much though, but a little bit of negotiation was involved.
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Financial Sales Representative at Washington Mutual
No Offer – Interviewed in Los Angeles, CA Apr 2010 – Reviewed Jul 26, 2010
Interview Details –
Met a recruiter at job fair at my university, and she was immediately interested after learning more about me. She called me and we spoke a little more about my background and then sent me some personality tests. Afterwords we set up a 1:1 interview between her and I and she asked basic questions i.e. why do I want to work for Washington Mutual? Next came an interview with the managing partner of the office who more of told me about the office and what they do and their outlook on things. He really didn't ask me many questions at all. He instead suggested I meet with one of the current financial sales reps to learn more about their products, which the recruiter was instructed to set up. That never happened. What also pissed me off was they said they don't usually hire recent graduates to fill the position I was told I was interviewing for and that they usually hire their summer interns to fill the position. He also hinted at the fact that I be an intern (which does similar work to their entry level position) for a few months. I never heard back after that interview.
I also had a friend, a year below me, who was finalist for an summer intern position. At one point between the 1:1 with her and the 1:1 with the partner, she took 2 weeks to get back to me. She told me she was out of town on business. I knew she was lying because my friend had a 1:1 interview with her why she "was out of town on business."
Interview Question – Talk about a time when you struggled to find a solution to a problem, and how you went about solving it. Answer Question
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Financial Representative at Washington Mutual
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Miami, FL May 2010 – Reviewed May 25, 2010
Interview Details – I applied for the job on monster. A day later I received a phone call for a phone interview. I was then offered a one to one interview the next day to answer the basic interview questions (ie; why should i hire you, tell me about a time..., etc...). I was brought back immediately the next day to take a personality test while they ran a backround check on me. Went through salary negotiations 4 days later and decided it was not for me.
Interview Question – Your not exactly what we are looking for. you seem to not be aggressive enough to stand out amongst our many employees. View Answer
Reason for Declining – I did not like the hours that made up the salary. while the bonuses and incentives did not seem to be any motivation.
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