I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Charles Schwab in Dec 2021
Interview
I applied on LinkedIn. I was emailed the very next day to set up a phone call. 3 days later I had the phone call which was mostly informational but I was asked a few questions about my customer service experience and why I chose Charles Schwab. At the end of the call I was told I was moving on to the next steps and we set up an interview time. The interview took place 3 days later. The very next day I received a phone call telling me I got the position and asked if I would accept verbally. This was a great experience.
The person I interviewed was so relaxed and interesting. I imagine this process can go differently depending on the types of personalities that interview you. Don't stress, just highlight your abilities and you'll do great.
In the interview you get questions asking about you personally and your general interest and experience. Then they ask you 5 or so STAR questions. Then you get to ask them questions. So be prepared with some good ideas. For me, the interview lasted 45 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: When was a time you came up with an idea to solve a problem that garnered you respect?
Q: When was a time you had to deal with an upset customer that was upset and it wasn't because of something you did?
A lot of STAR method questions during the phone screening. Did not pass , although I felt like my answers were good but not great I guess. Anyone know how they rate?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I think one was tell me about a time you dealt with a difficult task?
Transparent. Screening interviewer was upfront that it was an intensive call center role and employees had a minimum 2-year (usually 3) placement before being able to transfer to a different role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Roughly: how are you at dealing with angry customers?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Charles Schwab (Orlando, FL) in Mar 2026
Interview
Applied at the end of January, by second week of Feb I had phone interview, they moved me to another time since i wasn't able to start for March, but May (which initially i thought HR was not going to follow up and were going to discard my application). Went to second interview in person first week of March and HR called me the same day they wanted me. Process was long because of me, but if it wasn't like that, it would have only took 3-4 weeks. They contact you pretty fast and give you a bunch of resources to study for the interview, they even give you feedback on the initial screening phone interview at the beginning so you go prepared. They ask you STAR and Non-Star questions so be prepared to answer both. They probably asked me around 3 of each. They realized I like trading, so they asked for my knowledge about the financial markets but questions were not difficult, but don't worry about this, they asked because I put it on my resume literally. Interview lasted a 1hr and 40 min