Financial Advisor

Questions

188 Questions

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What would you like to improve in yourself?
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What makes you stand out from the other candidates?
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What are you willing to do in this profession to be successful?
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What is your background in finance or with the military?
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Why do you want to be an advisor and how will you help us?
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What is your biggest weakness?
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Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years?
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How do you manage your time?
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What is a challenge you've faced?
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What are one or two things that make you stand out above everyone else?
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What are your thoughts on a sales job?
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How will you contribute to this company?
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What do you know about our company?
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What excites you about this position?
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Can you support yourself for next six months?
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Where do you plan to settle?
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What are your reasons for wanting to work here?
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What have you done in the past two years that was primarily for personal growth and self-development?
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Tell me about a time when you were faced with a negative outcome.
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How do you explain a complex problem to someone?
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What was a time when you had to take charge on a project and go above and beyond?
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What skills do you have that would make you successful in this position?
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What is your experience in the industry?
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How would you review your full premium production of insurance sales throughout previous job held?
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What are your career goals?
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What if the job involves sales and marketing without base salary?
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What do you want to be doing in 5 years?
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What are the key factors that make a successful financial advisor?
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What is your previous experience and how it relates to this position?
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How will you engage with clients on a daily basis?
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What is your expected salary?
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How would you explain complex information to someone?
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What are you looking for in a career?
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How would you handle rejection from potential customers?
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What do you think of the company culture?
36.
What does SAHM stand for?
37.
Tell me about a time when you faced adversity and how did it shape you?
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What did you do at XX company?
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Are you able to work without a paycheck for the next 3 months?
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How do you feel about working for yourself?
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What are your feelings on working in the financial services industry?
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Have you ever sold anything before?
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What makes you think that you're capable of doing this job?
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How much do you think you can bring to the company in your first year?
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What do you know about this job?
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How does your past experience speak to the job description here?
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What makes you the best AXA candidate?
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What is your favorite movie?
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Why do you want to be a financial advisor?
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What kind of experience do you have?
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What motivates you to work harder?
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What are your strengths and weaknesses?
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How many people do you know in this area?
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How badly do you want this job?
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What do you understand about the nature of this industry?
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What is your natural market?
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How do you handle stressful situations?
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How do you feel about networking?
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How would you describe your past work experience?
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Why did you choose John Hancock?
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How do you feel about face to face communication?
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How will you succeed as a manager?
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Tell me about a time you found something difficult and how did you overcome it.
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What do you expect from a job?
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What do you think about this position?
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Who would you contact to offer AXA's services to on your first day?
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How do you feel about working for a company that is overworked and underpaid while helping families to secure their financial future?
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Tell me about a time when you went beyond the call of duty.
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How will you build your client base?
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What motivates you to seek out work in this particular field?
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What do you think about meeting the monthly target?
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Tell me about your previous jobs.
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What experience do you have that would make you a good fit for the position?
74.
Bring a list of your natural market.
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Are you okay with working without a salary and only for results-based compensations?
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Why would your experiences make you a good candidate for working with our clients?
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Why do you want to be an entrepreneur?
78.
Why are you making a transition in occupation?
79.
How will you create a market for your product?
80.
How do you feel about being responsible for client's retirement funds?
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Are you willing to pay for your certifications prior to the job offer?
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How will you describe your previous experience in sales and dealing with clients?
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What is the most difficult task you have ever had to do?
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What are some of the traits needed to be a successful financial rep/adviser?
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How would you convince someone to trust you with their money?
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How many people do you know in the company?
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What do you like to do in your free time?
88.
What do you expect from your practice?
89.
How will you get clients?
90.
Why do you want to help others become financially stable?
91.
Walk me through your CV.
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What do you think is your biggest flaw?
93.
What skills or traits do you have that will be beneficial to a career as a financial advisor?
94.
Tell me about a time when you worked with a team to accomplish a goal.
95.
What did you like about the Virtual Career Openhouse?
96.
How do you sell yourself?
97.
What do you mean by success?
98.
What do you think a financial planner does?
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How many people do you know that can become your clients?
100.
What makes you a good fit for this role?
101.
How would you describe yourself?
102.
What inspires you?
103.
Why do you want to work for us?
104.
Tell me about a time you failed to complete a project, and what did you learn?
105.
What do you know about the financial advisor role?
106.
What is your opinion on working for commission only?
107.
How would you build your business?
108.
Would you be willing to sell our product to your friends and family?
109.
How will you create a book of business using your contacts?
110.
What is your biggest accomplishment?
111.
What is your dream job?
112.
Where would you rank yourself among all the candidates?
113.
What do you know about First Command?
114.
Tell me about a time when you had to deal with a difficult person.
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What problems have you faced in your previous job and how did you solve them?
116.
What are you willing to do to succeed?
117.
How did you get into financial advising?
118.
How comfortable are you selling insurance to your friends and family?
119.
Do you consider yourself an entrepreneur?
120.
Just make sure you are prepared to present a detailed business plan.
121.
What is your motivation for applying to this position?
122.
What do you know about AXA?
123.
What is the biggest regret in your life and how did you learn from it?
124.
What questions do you have about AXA Advisors financial advisor position?
125.
What is your strategy for this business?
126.
What do you think of when I say financial adviser?
127.
How did you overcome a difficult situation?
128.
Who do you think your clientele should be?
129.
What is the success rate of potential financial advisors?
130.
Where would you like your EJ branch located?
131.
What is the minimum salary you need to support your overhead?
132.
Tell me about a time you dealt with a difficult customer.
133.
What was your last job?
134.
What makes you think that you can work at Waddell & Reed?
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What are your concerns with this job?
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What is your greatest strength?
137.
What is something unique about you?
138.
Tell me about a time when you went above and beyond in your work.
139.
Tell me about a time when you were a leader.
140.
Do you know what a Financial Advisor does?
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You'll be asked how you can support yourself until you get your business up and running.
142.
What are three things you're not good at?
143.
Can you tell me about yourself?
144.
What would your client business model look like?
145.
What is the most rewarding/least fulfilling teamwork experience you've had?
146.
Why do you think you are a good fit for this position?
147.
What is your biggest fear?
148.
Why would you want to work for this company more than any other financial/insurance product based company?
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Tell me about a time when you have faced rejection and how did you handle it?
150.
How has your experience thus far prepared you for a role as a financial advisor?
151.
Tell me about a time you worked independently?
152.
How do you see yourself contributing to the company?
153.
What is your production output?
154.
Tell me about a time you failed.
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What are some of the markets that you can tap into to find prospects?
156.
How would you find a target market to start doing business with?
157.
What makes you think you will be successful here?
158.
If offered, how do you see your first 3 months working for us?
159.
What are you prepared to do in the next 12-24 months?
160.
What is your interest in finance?
161.
Tell me about a time you used your creativity/resourcefulness to overcome an obstacle.
162.
What are your plans for the future?
163.
What are your plans to grow your business?
164.
What licenses do you currently hold?
165.
What are you most proud of?
166.
How would you build a client book?
167.
Where do you want to open your business?
168.
Have you ever had a conflict with your boss and how did you resolve the issue?
169.
How will you find new clients if you worked here?
170.
How do you handle pressure?
171.
How would you generate a book of business?
172.
What is a time when you made an unpopular decision?
173.
Do you think you can go door to door and sell?
174.
What do you think will be the most challenging part of this job?
175.
Why do you want to be in sales?
176.
How do you feel about selling insurance?
177.
What kind of environment do you enjoy working in?
178.
What makes you think that you can succeed in this role?
179.
Why do you want to be a software engineer?
180.
What is an example of a goal you didn't achieve and what did you learn from it?
181.
What is a 12b-1 fee on mutual fund?
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What kind of environment do you thrive best in?
183.
What made you choose Equitable?
184.
Do you have a base to start making sales?
185.
How do you deal with rejection?
186.
How do you measure your own success?
187.
Tell me how you establish yourself as an expert in your field.
188.
Tell me about a time you had to overcome a challenge in order to reach a goal.

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