I applied online. I interviewed at NOVA Wealth (London, England)
Interview
I submitted a CV and cover letter, and was invited for a short first round interview over Teams. I may have been somewhat overqualified for what they were looking for, but believed I presented myself well. However I never heard back from them, not even a rejection email.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about your experience
Why are you interested in the role
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at NOVA Wealth (London, England) in Feb 2021
Interview
Mostly based on personality rather than standard competency questions, which suited my style of interviewing better. It felt more like an informal chat which I liked and more down to earth than any other professional interview I've had
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at NOVA Wealth (London, England) in Apr 2023
Interview
Three stage interview process with the first and second online and the third in person. The first interview I found was redundant as the same questions came up in the second and third interview. In total, I spent 4+ hours over the course of the three interviews. When they finally offered the position, they asked me how I felt about a 6 month contract but then changed it to a 3 months contract citing that they needed flexibility at this time (due to upcoming restructuring) but with no real benefit to me apart from I could leave if it wasn't working out. To be clear the original job advert was for a permanent position and I was informed that they had two permanent positions open. What I really disliked about Octopus Wealth is that they constantly preached about doing the right thing and treating clients and employees better but then did they tried to leverage me into taking a 3 month contract with a high probability of having a further 3 month extension. Sounds like a toxic working environment to me. I would recommend clarifying this with them earlier during the interview process because at no point during the 4 hours+ with them did they ever mention that this would be a possibility.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you handle a constantly evolving working environment? Tell me about your previous work history? Run me through your CV? 3 reasons why you want to work at Octopus? 3 ways people would describe you?