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Updated May 24, 2023

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Positive Experience
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Applied via a recruiter. The interview process consisted of two video call interviews. The first one was some CV questions with some technical questions thrown in. The second one was entirely technical questions.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Plano, TX

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Positive Experience
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I applied through other source. I interviewed at Vanguard (Plano, TX)

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I was interviewed by 2 people of color which is rare. I was asked how I would prepare for a test. Because you are going to have to get several license.

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Anonymous Employee in Malvern, PA

Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
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I applied online. I interviewed at Vanguard (Malvern, PA) in May 2023

Interview

A 2 interview process using the STAR system for examples. The first interview was on the phone the 2nd was a Teams meeting. I had received a descriptive email of what they were looking for me to demonstrate for each interview. Very professional and yet warm!

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  • Tell me a time when you had to learn a process you weren't familiar with.
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Anonymous Employee in Malvern, PA

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Positive Experience
Average Interview
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I applied online. I interviewed at Vanguard (Malvern, PA) in May 2023

Interview

The whole process was really organized. They are also really efficient at making a decision (2 - 3 days). The recruiters and HR representatives I worked with are all extremely professional and helpful in getting me prepared. Overall, after interviewing for a variety of big tech and other large companies, I'd say Vanguard had the best interview process.

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  • Brush up on data structures and system design principles. One of the questions was to design a product/system based on a business need.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate

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I applied online. I interviewed at Vanguard

Interview

Had an intro call with a recruiter (multiple months after filling out the application), then participated in an (virtual) onsite interview. My interviewers seemed great, but then the company just ghosted me. Never heard back, even after contacting my recruiter.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate in London, England

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Negative Experience
Easy Interview
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I applied online. I interviewed at Vanguard (London, England)

Interview

The hiring process included a four-stage interview, an online coding round, and three further rounds with HR, developers, and a senior manager. However, I was disappointed with the lack of professionalism displayed by the hiring team, as they failed to provide any feedback. After investing a lot of time and effort into the interview process, it was frustrating and unfair to be left without any communication. I would advise against dedicating significant time to preparing for a similar process, given the lack of respect shown toward candidates.

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  • Intro call - CV screening, Dev call - Basic DSA questions and Behavioural questions.
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Anonymous Employee in Malvern, PA

Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
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I interviewed at Vanguard (Malvern, PA)

Interview

Two separate interviews, both fairly approachable experiences. Internal interviews can be more challenging depending on the role you're going for. After accepting the offer I've kept in touch with both my interviewers. Vanguard encourages networking, which I appreciate.

Interview Questions
  • STAR format: Tell us about a time you disagreed with a colleague.
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Anonymous Employee in Malvern, PA

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Neutral Experience
Easy Interview
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I interviewed at Vanguard (Malvern, PA)

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I had a phone screen before the actual phone interview. The longer phone interview entailed questions related to preparing for exams, how you organize work and how you can handle different situations with a manager.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Malvern, PA

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Positive Experience
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I interviewed at Vanguard (Malvern, PA)

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Long, all day type of interview. It start at 9 to come up with a plan to develop a design for a retirement application. Review design at 10. Follow up interview at 11. I remember also ending the day with a group interview.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate

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Negative Experience
Difficult Interview
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I was given some tough questions that I stumbled on resulting in me not getting an offer. Interview was ok other than that. How you answer every question matters a lot.

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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Vanguard as 68.5% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.86 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Sales Executive and Senior Manager rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for IT Developer and Application Engineer roles were rated as the easiest.

The hiring process at Vanguard takes an average of 22.76 days when considering 1,547 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Client Services Specialist had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Senior Strategy Manager roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 180 days).

Common stages of the interview process at Vanguard according to 1,547 Glassdoor interviews include:

Phone Interview: 27.29%

One on One Interview: 21.18%

Drug Test: 11.02%

Group Panel Interview: 10.81%

Background Check: 8.02%

Skills Test: 7.66%

Presentation: 7.53%

IQ Intelligence Test: 3.16%

Personality Test: 2.30%

Other: 1.03%

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