Wintrust Financial Interview Questions
& Process

HR called me first for about 30 minutes, then the Hiring Manager interviewed me with the team for about 30 minutes. After that, I had an in-person interview at their office for about 2 hours. HR emailed me two weeks later that I wasn't selected because the first candidate accepted the offer.

There were two technical interview rounds where they asked about the technology relevant to the role, along with some coding questions. These technical parts were pretty straightforward. After that, there was a final round with some tricky questions, like puzzles. I didn't quite solve the puzzle during the interview, but I managed to explain how I would approach solving it, and I think they appreciated that.

I had an initial phone interview with HR that went well. Then, I had four virtual team meetings over four weeks with different people, including the SVP. After the last interview, they said the next step was an in-person meeting with HR. I waited over a week with no contact, so I emailed the original HR person. She replied two days later saying they chose another candidate but would let me know if anything changed. It felt like a waste of my time for over a month, especially since I thought I was moving forward. The whole process was terrible; I can only imagine what it's like to work there.

The whole thing took about a week. It started with a recruiter phone call, and then I had a chat with the creative director the very next day. After that, I met with the hiring manager the day after that. Then, a few days later, I met the rest of the team in person. The hiring manager was really good at keeping me in the loop and let me know about everything until I got the offer.