I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Wintrust Financial (Chicago, IL) in May 2012
Interview
Had my resume forwarded by an alum, sent it April 6, 2012. Took a month before I received an interview offer. Was invited to their downtown Chicago office. From there, I was taken into a boardroom with several other applicants and was told to fill out a paper application while we waited for our interviews. The paper applications requested general information and for things like education - even high school education. Then on the last page it asked for 3 references. There also several essay questions. Seemed pointless and should have had the candidates fill it out online. The interviews were set up to be in 30 minute intervals, I met with 5 VP's and 1 credit analyst. Interviews were mostly "walk me through your resume" or conversational. Personal relationship building, having some idea about commercial banking and having good questions would be key things to have. A lot of ex-JPM employees work here and they are looking for candidates who will stay long term. The primary location for this position, initially will be in Skokie, IL at their North Shore Bank - with occasional travel to the downtown office. Felt like the interview went pretty well. Did not receive a response till a week later saying they would have their decisions the following week. A week passed and I did not hear back - assuming they just forgot to email my rejection or I am in a secondary candidate pool.
Very clear, concise, and informational. I loved getting to meet the team and show them why I was best for the role. The interview process was very straightforward. I had 3 total.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Wintrust Financial (Milwaukee, WI) in Jul 2022
Interview
Short and sweet in-person interview. 5-7 standard interview questions. After the initial questions, the interviewer and I chatted for about 30 minutes about mutual interests. Overall a good experience and I would recommend applying to this company.
Was not too bad, questions were straightforward. Wanted to see if I was the right fit for the position. They asked me about 6 or 7 questions related to the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you know about Wintrust, why do you want to be a credit analyst.