Arabella Advisors Associate interviews, decoded.

This was a really frustrating interview process. It spanned three weeks. First, I did a video interview. Then, I completed a writing and financial activity assessment. After that, I took a personality and skills assessment, which was a quiz that took almost 2 hours. A Skype interview was scheduled next, but they canceled it the day before because three internal candidates emerged, and they decided to prioritize them.

The hiring process begins with a quick chat with HR. If you get through that, you'll have to do a take-home exercise that's specific to the practice area you're applying for, plus a written test. One part of the written test isn't timed, but the other part is a timed aptitude test with general knowledge and math questions. My experience was pretty bad because after spending a lot of time on the application, I never heard back about the next steps, even after I followed up via email. I found this unprofessional and wanted to let others know. It's not too much to ask for a response after putting in significant effort. I later found out my experience isn't unusual.

My first interview got rescheduled twice at the last minute, once without any notification, before it finally happened on the third try. After that, I moved on to the assessment stage where I had to complete several tests and assignments, including a long IQ test, which took about 5-6 hours of work. I submitted everything by the deadline but haven't heard back since. It felt pretty rude to not get any feedback after putting in that much work.