I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Charles Schwab (San Francisco, CA) in May 2008
Interview
There are 6 interviews with the hiring manager and all members of the team. Very technical questions were asked including CFA study materials, course work, programs about building models, testing, etc. People are very nice and professional. People has good work ethics and very polite at the interview. Office is in a great location, nice building and good restaurants around the area.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What is ordinary least square regression, what does it mean, the formula for computing the coefficients, what are the conditions that the estimate is valid.
I applied through other source. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Charles Schwab in Apr 2025
Interview
The interview process took approximately three months, which included a waiting period before being contacted, the interview itself, and eventually receiving a rejection. This timeline is typical for the company, as their communication—particularly email responses—tends to be slow. The overall process followed a standard procedure but required patience due to the extended response times.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions about Tell me about yourself, what did you applied for this position.
Quantifying questions like mean, median, and mode.
linear regression, comparison, causation?
Broker questions: What is an ETF, mutual funds, index funds differences and similarities.
Questions about Python.
College job fair, then took an aptitude test on computer terminals at the Schwab office. Then met with multiple people and had interviews, both in a group setting and individually
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Experience, strengths, weaknesses, failures and learning experiences
I felt very comfortable during the procesa. If you are on an F1 visa applying for OPT its very hard to be accepted. So in my case, the interview process did not move forward as much due to that limitation
