I worked at Edward Jones full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Incredible training. Supportive network of advisors. You are given every opportunity to succeed with all the right tools. I was never turned away from another advisor when I needed help.
Cons
Perhaps more emphasis on sales training, and more exposure to the appointment process. Aside from that, I have nothing bad to say about the company. It is just a difficult industry to work in.
Advice to Management
Keep doing what you are doing! Just make sure your new hires are given the opportunity to see first and second appointments, and not just annual review appointments. Maybe provide some additional sales training as well.
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Application
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Edward Jones (Rolla, MO (US)) in September 2016.
Interview
I applied online, took at least a week to get an interview, we met on my campus with several other people interviewing for the same job. It first started off with a one-on-one interview with a gentleman in HR, mainly asking questions about how you would handle different situations. After that I had to wait a few minutes until the next gentleman was ready, and he asked questions about the specific job, like mine was about different coding. A few weeks went by and I didn't hear from the company. I even emailed them to see what my status was, and no response.
Interview Questions
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