I had a total of 2 interviews. The questions were straight forward--mostly about myself and my past work experience. I first interviewed with 3 people, 2 FAs and the Admin Manager. 2 days later I met with the Admin. Manager and the Regional Manager (Initially, another FA was scheduled to be present, but I was informed during the interview that last minute changes made it no longer necessary). During the first interview there were 2 comments made that I found to be odd. The first comment was that I have good experience, but they're also looking for someone "mature". The second was stated as a concern that I would be coming from a "discount" brokerage firm. Both statements were irrelevant, but let me know 2 things: 1) It's likely the FAs don't interview people often, 2) They're just not that into you. I received a call the next day to schedule a second interview. This time I would be interviewing for the same SA position, but for a different FA. The second interview, with the Admin. and the Regional Manager consisted mostly of "get to know you" questions from the Regional Manager. At the beginning of the meeting, I was provided an apology the FA wasn't present due to last minute changes. Mid way through the interview, I inquired about the FA, and was told it was discovered not long before my interview the new FA was not in need of an SA. Naturally, I then inquired about the purpose of the interview and was told it was for the SA position working with the first 2 FAs (that didn't seem interested). A week later I was informed they were looking for a candidate with more experience.

I was invited to an onsite interview after being referred by a former employee who decided to leave the bank for other opportunities. I met with 5 employees at the bank during the interview.