Lengthy process, and seemed unorganized. Recruiter presented self as condescending. seemed unwilling to address specific questions about the role and company benefits at the time of the offer. Seemed offended that i would ask such questions.
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I asked about higher salary and the availability of additional paid time off. Recruiter told me I had nerve asking that since i am just coming in the door. I advised that i am not an entry level person and the asks were commonplace in this area.
I applied through other source. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Charles Schwab in Apr 2025
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The interview process took approximately three months, which included a waiting period before being contacted, the interview itself, and eventually receiving a rejection. This timeline is typical for the company, as their communication—particularly email responses—tends to be slow. The overall process followed a standard procedure but required patience due to the extended response times.
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Questions about Tell me about yourself, what did you applied for this position.
Quantifying questions like mean, median, and mode.
linear regression, comparison, causation?
Broker questions: What is an ETF, mutual funds, index funds differences and similarities.
Questions about Python.
I felt very comfortable during the procesa. If you are on an F1 visa applying for OPT its very hard to be accepted. So in my case, the interview process did not move forward as much due to that limitation
College job fair, then took an aptitude test on computer terminals at the Schwab office. Then met with multiple people and had interviews, both in a group setting and individually
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Experience, strengths, weaknesses, failures and learning experiences