Associate Development Program applicants have rated the interview process at Silicon Valley Bank with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 62% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Development Program roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 43 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Silicon Valley Bank overall takes an average of 39 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Silicon Valley Bank as a Associate Development Program according to 43 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 21%
Drug test: 13%
Presentation: 9%
Group panel interview: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Background check: 7%
Skills test: 5%
Personality test: 4%
Other: 3%
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Silicon Valley Bank (Palo Alto, CA) in Oct 2016
Interview
Interviewed first on-campus. Was invited to fly up to the Palo Alto office for a full day of interviews about a week or so later. Mostly behavioral interviews all along--asked about resume, prior experience, and interest in SVB/banking. On-site interview also had a 45-min writing sample.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is an app on your phone that you recently downloaded and would recommend to me (the recruiter) and why?
I applied online. I interviewed at Silicon Valley Bank (Boston, MA)
Interview
Went through the process but was not selected. Started off with an HR interview. After that there was three more interviews with a variety of different people. Mostly fit based questions but some technical ones relating to credit.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Silicon Valley Bank (London, England) in Nov 2023
Interview
First interview was with hiring manager who was asking competency-based and motivational questions to assess candidates motivation applying for the program, for instance how skills from relevant experience would benefit them in the program. Then followed last stage assessment centre, where all candidates were given P&L case study and were asked questions afterwards, then followed 3 rounds of interviews with senior management who were asking mainly value-based questions and some of them were situational questions meaning that how candidate would act in a certain job situation
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself / Walk me through your resume
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Silicon Valley Bank in Oct 2023
Interview
The interview process moved quickly and efficiently. The hiring manager was very friendly, patient, and thoughtful throughout our conversation. I enjoyed learning more about this opportunity and felt the interviewer aimed to set me up for success. Overall, it was a positive experience.