Free Write: Interview with Vanguard

     The other day I had my first four hour interview. The interview process was long and carried out a ton of information. The first portion of the interview was an introduction of the business. They handed out information about their programs and the way that different positions operated. After that portion of the interview, Vanguard ended up interviewing us individually for another hour based on behavioral questions.

     The behavioral questions portion was only an hour, but it felt like a lifetime. I remember the questions were nothing too difficult, but there were just so many questions that I had to try to stay really focused without having my mind stray. This interview started at 7:30 in the morning which meant that I had to be up by 5:30 to get there on time. Luckily I left with sometime to spare just in case I got lost, but at the same time I was exhausted beyond belief. 

     After the hour of behavior questions, I had to do another hour of a case study. The case study consisted of a scenario that was reasonable to handle. The interviewer gave you a case that you had 15 minutes to read and conduct yourself and how you were going to solve the case. Then the interviewer asked you a select few questions which you answered accordingly. After she was done asking those questions off the first case study she gave out a second part of the case study. This scenario was slightly different and incorporated a role playing part. The role playing part went well. However, I did have to tell the customer that we might not be able to complete a certain task of theirs, which made me kind of sad.

      The last hour consisted of them explaining their benefits and rewards programs. The program are made to help out with your retirement, health, dental, and auto. After explaining the benefits, they went to explain their philanthropy program. The philanthropy program can range through mentorships to public rights programs. Overall, I got a lot out of the interview with Vanguard. I learned new behavioral questions that I have never practiced before and I have grown an appreciation for case studies. The first part of the case study was pretty predictable, but the second part caught me off guard which means that you must be prepared for anything during an interview.