I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at deVere Group (London, England) in Jun 2016
Interview
- Short online application
- Online personality test
- Telephone interview
- Final assessment day (Group activities and individual interview)
Extremely easy process if you just tailor answers to what the qualities they detail on their website.
You can make money in the job...
if you're happy moving to a new country, finding all your own clients, paying a retainer fee for being part of the office, working only on commission and selling terrible financial products which rip customers off and which you would only be able to sell in foreign countries with little regulation (this is what I've been told by former employees).
If you're considering applying to this company, going to an interview or accepting an offer, make sure you do your research.
Look up reviews from customers, reviews on here, reviews on the student room and make an informed decision as to whether you want to work extremely hard, with little support, selling what seems to be extremely unethical products or if you want to take your energy and do something good.
You can make money with them if you work hard, they are right on that point, but you could probably make more money and be more satisfied whilst doing it by putting that ethic into another company.
I turned down my offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you had to give one word for us to remember you by what would it be?
Terrible and disrespectful.
Before the session the senior called and advised to talk about interests of the CEO such as bitcoin and football which is weird.
The "interview" was conducted by a Q&A session with the CEO but with around 25 other candidates, as warned before that we should not ask HR kind of questions, that did not stop a majority of people asking such questions. The session ended without a chance to even ask a question.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at deVere Group (London, England) in May 2022
Interview
Very good. Had a zoom call and explained the role and what it will entail. I was then asked some questions and asked why I’m suitable for the role. Very good and thorough interview.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at deVere Group
Interview
I was contacted directly by their recruiter, and being an open-minded person I decided to give the interview a go. First part was to watch an 18-minute pitch on who they are and answer some questions. A little unusual but giving them the benefit of the doubt, I skimmed the video and wrote up a few paragraphs, easy enough. The next day, a different recruiter responds (definitely a conveyor belt feel to it now), this time telling me in a snobby way to "sell myself" in a video pitch and send it through within 24 hours! At this point alarm bells started to ring, so I looked up their reviews on Glassdoor and oh my. Explains why they didn't make any mention of a starting salary, since apparently there's none.
To fellow graduates - no respectable recruiter will be giving you a 24-hour deadline on a Saturday in the kind of bossy wording that seems to be standard in this company (judging from the reviews). At that stage, they should still be trying to get you to buy into the opportunity, not giving you some ridiculous ultimatum. If that's how they treat people who don't even work there, turn around and run in the opposite direction! And just to go Malta on holiday, seems the cheaper option lol.
They are obviously banking on people being desperate (easy to find in times of Covid), or very new to the world of work. Fortunately I can hold onto my current job until I see something genuinely career-advancing - which this clearly is not.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What do you believe we require in a candidate and how does it apply to you?