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      Financial Advisor/Planner Interview

      May 15, 2009
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Portland, OR
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Equitable (Portland, OR) in Apr 2009

      Interview

      I am very disappointed with my interview experience with AXA. My first interview was more like a presentation from the VP. The VP went through a whole presentation on how great the company was including that AXA was the 15th largest company in the world. It seemed more like a sales presentation than anything. Afterwards they give you a questionaire, basically asking if I was still interested in the job, (in which who would say no after hearing a great sales pitch on how amazing the company is.) Then the next day the call you to schedule a "so-called interview" and have you complete a personality profile on line. The personality profile on line is not like any other personality test I have ever done. It doesn't ask any questions about your personality, it just asks you what you believe the job is about. I felt this a little strange and then started doing some research online and to my surprise many people felt similiar about AXA. I also discovered that AXA was not the 15th largest company in the world, it was number 99 on the list, but they had been 15th in 2006-2007. It is 2009, why would they continue telling people they are the 15th largest? I started to feel very uneasy about this company but decided I would go in for the next interview. Just as I had expected after reading everyones reviews, they once again didn't ask me any questions about myself. It was another interview (sales pitch) on why I should work for them and how I could potentially make $200-$400k a year. Towards the end of the interview, I had to sign a paper for them to proceed with a backround check.......this seemed very odd since usually companies move forward with the backround check once they think you will be a good fit. I was also asked to put a marketing plan together for my next interview, which is basically making a list of all the people I knew that could be potential AXA clients. I would advise anyone to be very weary of this company and do your research. The point is....there is no risk to them as a company since it is all commission, if you bring in no clients, you aren't costing them a dime and if you do, they make money off of you.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      The only question they asked me was why I was interested in being a Financial Advisor.
      Answer question
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