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      Associate to Investment Advisor Interview

      May 21, 2013
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Vancouver, BC

      Other Associate to Investment Advisor interview reviews for RBC

      Associate Investment Advisor Interview

      Aug 29, 2016
      Anonymous employee
      Toronto, ON
      Accepted offer
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at RBC (Vancouver, BC) in Apr 2013

      Interview

      Met with branch administrator, it became clear she was meeting with me to get a sense of what type of personality I was and to let me know about some of the personalities the IA's have. It was a positive experience. She advised me she works hard to put the right personalities together and would be in touch when she found a team that she felt I would be a good fit for. About a month later I received a phone call from her and she said she has two teams that she would like me to meet with. First team asked standard questions: as in where do I see myself in 5 years. What are my career aspirations. Why did I leave my last role, what did I like about it etc. Second team, one of the members asked me three questions that she is not allowed to ask me. I answered the first two: How old am I and if I was married, without saying she can't ask it but I did ask her why she wanted to know. She basically said, she wants to make sure the encumbent is going to stick around and not leave in a year (not sure what marriage and age have to do with this) and then she asked me: If I am planning to have children! I was gob-smacked and before I knew what I was doing I said "you can't ask me that", and she said she doesn't care as she doesn't work in HR so she won't get in to trouble. I answered her honestly. Didn't get the job - was advised by the branch administrator that I was unsuccessful. When I asked the branch administrator if she had any feedback as to why, she didn't... so I will never know if it was because I answered these questions honestly or it was just that I am not the right fit for job.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      My age and if I am planning to have children
      Answer question
      2
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at RBC (Toronto, ON) in Aug 2016

      Interview

      Informal and Formal simultaneously. Very easy to talk to, yet challenging interview questions. Very nice work environment and open communication. The Branch Manager as well as the HR representative was present. They asked a series of behavioural type questions as well as the skills exam and basic "why do you want this job" type inquiries.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Rapid Skill Questions - General understanding of equities, bonds, mutual funds and accounts.
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