Personnel Adviser Question:
Basic Personnel Adviser Job Interview Questions:
Answer:
☛ Why do you want to be a financial advisor?
☛ What licenses and certifications do you have? What plans do you have to acquire additional licenses and certifications?
☛ What sales experience do you have?
☛ Tell me about your education and professional development as it qualifies you for this job.
☛ What is the average portfolio of your clients?
☛ Are you comfortable meeting with clients on person and talking to them on the phone?
☛ Tell me about your ability to establish rapport with prospective clients.
☛ Are you connected to the community?
☛ What are your wealth management strategies?
☛ If I were a client, why should I work with you?
☛ Without compromising any confidentiality, tell me about your success in wealth management for your clients.
☛ In what stages of their investment paths are the majority of your clients?
☛ Are they early-term investors, pre-retirement, or otherwise?
☛ How do you achieve your goals?
☛ How do you build relationships with clients? How do you approach clients who are neophyte investors? What about seasoned investors -- how do you establish credibility with these clients?
☛ How will you grow your book?
☛ How big is your current book of business?
☛ What kind of growth have you experienced in previous financial advisor positions?
☛ Describe a situation in which you went above and beyond for a customer.
☛ What is the difference between a broker/dealer and a financial advisor?
☛ Do you consider yourself conservative or a risk taker? How to explain your personal investment style to investors whose investment styles differ from your own?
☛ Describe your love for numbers, finance and the type of work you do.
☛ Describe a time when you had to help someone make a difficult decision.
☛ How many people do you know salaried at 100k or more in a year?
☛ How do you stay current on tax and investment laws and regulations?
☛ What are your career goals? Where do you want to be in five years and ten years?
☛ If we were to hire you, what would be your expectations for this firm? And, if we hire you, what do you bring to the organization?
☛ What licenses and certifications do you have? What plans do you have to acquire additional licenses and certifications?
☛ What sales experience do you have?
☛ Tell me about your education and professional development as it qualifies you for this job.
☛ What is the average portfolio of your clients?
☛ Are you comfortable meeting with clients on person and talking to them on the phone?
☛ Tell me about your ability to establish rapport with prospective clients.
☛ Are you connected to the community?
☛ What are your wealth management strategies?
☛ If I were a client, why should I work with you?
☛ Without compromising any confidentiality, tell me about your success in wealth management for your clients.
☛ In what stages of their investment paths are the majority of your clients?
☛ Are they early-term investors, pre-retirement, or otherwise?
☛ How do you achieve your goals?
☛ How do you build relationships with clients? How do you approach clients who are neophyte investors? What about seasoned investors -- how do you establish credibility with these clients?
☛ How will you grow your book?
☛ How big is your current book of business?
☛ What kind of growth have you experienced in previous financial advisor positions?
☛ Describe a situation in which you went above and beyond for a customer.
☛ What is the difference between a broker/dealer and a financial advisor?
☛ Do you consider yourself conservative or a risk taker? How to explain your personal investment style to investors whose investment styles differ from your own?
☛ Describe your love for numbers, finance and the type of work you do.
☛ Describe a time when you had to help someone make a difficult decision.
☛ How many people do you know salaried at 100k or more in a year?
☛ How do you stay current on tax and investment laws and regulations?
☛ What are your career goals? Where do you want to be in five years and ten years?
☛ If we were to hire you, what would be your expectations for this firm? And, if we hire you, what do you bring to the organization?