The interview was one day, 5 to 6 hours, and consisted of "exams" and interviews. These exams were basically rudimentary typing, math, and spelling assessments that should not prove to be too difficult for college graduates. The staff and interviewers were all very polite and friendly, albeit a bit quirky at times, but that really didn't lessen the experience overall. I had honestly never heard of Pinkerton Retirement Specialists prior to my interview, other than a brief explanation from a professor and my own research. The interviewing part of the process consisted of meeting in front of a select group of employees as well as a one on one interview with one of the higher ups. The group interview felt pretty standard in terms of questions and conversation, but I actually enjoyed having the one on one interview later on since the gentleman who conducted this session was very personable and tried to lighten the formality of the whole process. His questions seemed more personal instead of the typical "where do you see yourself in 10 years" or "describe your greatest strength/weakness" topics of discussion. I really appreciated one question that was asked during this one on one interview, which was how I personally felt about the company and the interview process. The interviewer made it clear that a negative response wouldn't yield a negative impact on my chances and ultimately he was gathering information from applicants to help the company improve their process and overall image to attract college students. Overall I didn't end up getting the position I applied for. I can't really say I had a negative experience, but the interview process was quite different than what I was expecting and the only real positive feelings I had about the process involved the one on one questions. At the time the staff had said that they were new to looking into hiring college graduates and I'm hoping they have been able to improve on their interview process since last year.

The hiring process included an application, several tests, and an interview with the four-person management team. The application included strange questions with one being if "you had ever used alcohol." The tests included a typing test, basic math test, spelling test, and filing test. Each test was elementary in nature and a waste of time for anyone with a college degree. The interview process included about a two hour waiting period alone in a room between the testing period and interview. After the two hour wait, the interview was conducted by the four-person management team, of which two of the people had less experience than a recent graduate. Remind you, this is a financial firm hiring for a role in financial analysis.