Merrill Financial Advisor Development Program (FADP) interview questions
Updated Mar 1, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 13%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 13%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
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Merrill interviews FAQs
- Financial Advisor Development Program (FADP) applicants have rated the interview process at Merrill with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 90% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Financial Advisor Development Program (FADP) roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Merrill overall takes an average of 26 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Merrill as a Financial Advisor Development Program (FADP) according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
IQ intelligence test: 19%
Phone interview: 19%
One on one interview: 19%
Drug test: 14%
Personality test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Group panel interview: 5%
Skills test: 5%
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