I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Silicon Valley Bank (Los Angeles, CA) in Nov 2013
Interview
I was initially invited to a 30 minute interview with human resources. Having satisfied the HR representative's questions, I then had a 30 minute interview with the hiring director/managing director. Since that went well, I was invited to an in-person interview, which comprised 4 persons at roughly 30 minutes each.
The interview process comprised 4 different stages: Screener 1st round - hiring manager / case study 2nd round - team interviews 3rd round - final meeting with hiring manager The overall process takes around 2 weeks
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Silicon Valley Bank (New York, NY) in May 2022
Interview
The full interview process took a total of process took 1.5 months and included five virtual interviews, a sizable take home assignment and required 3 references (all of which were contacted). I initially heard about this role through a recruiter and immediately was placed in contact with an HR rep for SVB who conducted a basic screening. After that an interview was set up with the hiring manager and every one of her team members. Let me be clear, every member of this team swore up and down that SVB has a wonderful culture; one of "empathy" but also emphasized that this is not the most difficult job in the world, and that beyond that, they are a "chill" group. While that may be true to the individuals, the overall process was anything but. Following my discussions with these future potential team members a call was set up with SVB's HR team in which they asked about my anticipated compensation, but declined to confirm whether the number I provided was in the range set forth for the position. At this time that I was contacted by the hiring manager with a request to complete a sizable take home assignment (a series hypothetical email responses to various clients, and a data set which should be spun into a presentation). After completing this request I was then asked to provide THREE current references. While this is a common practice they contacted all three, and I was still rejected. Worse yet, I received no formal communication from SVB, just an email from my recruiter stating they had chosen the other candidate.
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Question 1
How did you find this position? (All of their questions are extremely general. No big surprises)
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Silicon Valley Bank
Interview
Applied through the website. Had an initial call with the recruiter. This is then followed by interviews with the hiring manager and other team members. Whole process took about 2 months.