Legal applicants have rated the interview process at SEC with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 86.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Legal roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at SEC overall takes an average of 43 days.
Common stages of the interview process at SEC as a Legal according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 67%
Skills test: 17%
Background check: 17%
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at SEC in Jan 2015
Interview
applied online, received an email a few weeks later to schedule a phone interview. Interview lasted 20 minutes of fairly general question, mostly about my resume. Not very difficult I prepared for 30 min beforehand.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
general questions, mostly asking about things on my resume
The interviewers really just asked about resume and person experiences. No behavioral questions. They liked to hear about relevant experiences. Two interviewers and received an offer within the week. Not stressful and very conversational.
I applied via USAJobs, and was contacted by different divisions for a phone interview by email about three weeks later. An interviewer called and first began by asking questions based on my resume. However, a lot of behavior questions were asked later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about the time where you had to overcome an adversity.
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at SEC
Interview
Pretty general, mostly about my resume and prior experience. They wanted to see whether I had an interest in working in securities law area. How interested and excited I was to join the SEC. Just be positive and it should all go over well. Pretty straight forward and easy interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What experience do you have in the financial industry?