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Q&A With Wells Fargo Employees
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How employees describe working at Wells Fargo
To be good at my work and responsibility.
Review from Product Dept
Hard working, but not necessarily working smarter.
Review from Product Dept
The welcome I received in the first few months.
Review from Design Dept
I have been working in this company for 9 years. I like the environment and the benefits the income is fair. What i don't like is too many changes on a fast pace without a real structure. They change their mind and the systems and tools frequently. It makes it difficult to keep up and be consistent
Review from Finance Dept
It has changed a lot throughout the years
Review from Customer Support Dept
What it's like to work at Wells Fargo
- Wells Fargo employees generally work 8.9 hrs a day
- Employees at Wells Fargo report the work pace is extremely fast
- On a typical day, employees at Wells Fargo have 2 meetings
- 80% of Wells Fargo employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Wells Fargo employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 63% of Wells Fargo employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Wells Fargo employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a month
- 73% of Wells Fargo employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With Wells Fargo Employees
IDX: 25 TOT: 132
What's the best part of your job at Wells Fargo?
Autonomy and ability to do my job, remote office and schedule flexability
Working from home.
Location
What interview questions does Wells Fargo ask?
It will depend on the business line. Each group has different policies around conducting interviews. In my most recent hiring we were given very specific interview guides that were tied to the position. Each candidate was asked the exact same questions. The questions were all fairly typical and appropriate for the type of position that I was hiring for.
Situational- the kind that have have nothing to do with your job, but how you handle yourself in certain situations. It’s called STAR interviewing.
Situational questions.
How does Wells Fargo make decisions around promotions?
Promotions can occur in two ways. You can initiate a promotion by applying for any open position (assuming that you have been in your current role for greater than one year). In my experience, this is how the majority of people move up within the company. It is also possible that management will recognize your contribution and proactively seek new opportunities for you. However, in most cases, this second scenario will still require a job to be posted and other candidates may apply for it.
In the mortgage end, there is very little opportunity for "promotion", in order to move up, you have to apply for an open position and hope you get the opportunity to interview for it. Very difficult to move up unless you have qualifications from outside Wells as there is almost always someone "more qualified".
If you are a dedicated hard worker who takes pride in your work you will have no problem getting promoted.
What's the interview process like at Wells Fargo?
Total joke. They will post jobs, even though they already know who they are going to hire. Meanwhile, they make folks waste their time interviewing for a job they have no chance of getting. If you are a friend of a manager, you probably have a good chance of getting hired. They hired one person, who has no experience in the area as a manager a while back. Not that unusual, but when she is bringing home $300,000, it makes you wonder where the accountability really is.
Incredibly scripted, people without the proper qualifications can get through if they answer the questions right, while the qualified candidates wouldn't get it if they didn't answer the questions right. They completely overlook the candidates qualifications...
Panel interview of at least 2 people, if not more. There are a predetermined set of SAME questions that are asked of each candidate applying for that specific position. They do not waiver from the questions per applicant. This is to help ensure a more unbiased view of a candidate.
What do people at Wells Fargo think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
He is working hard to build the reputation up.
Nice he received a 38% raise while most received a big 0%-2% raise. Workers are truly the bottom rung with WF!
Great bank never had a problem with this bank great service.
What needs to change to make the company culture better at Wells Fargo?
Extreamly negative! Didn't used to be. Hate to see a great sales organization frown upon "sales" now.
Do the right thing.....so employees don't have to shoulder the burden of rebuilding public trust.
be proud of the employees that work hard and are productive.
What does the leadership team at Wells Fargo need to get better at?
Mortgage consultants are professionals. They're treated like waiters and order takers.
Consistency with the culture. Honesty and clarity about changes. Simplify communications between departments.
They need to be fair and not have favoritism
Does Wells Fargo drug test or do a background check?
Background check yes. Drug test no
Background check, of course. No drug test.
No drugs test
How would you describe your overall experience interviewing at Wells Fargo?
Good, I got the job!
Not difficult at all.
Its like a colonoscopy of the mind
How do I do well in an interview at Wells Fargo?
Be prepared
Relax and be yourself.
The same as any other interview, sell yourself and hope for the best
How challenged are you at Wells Fargo?
Alot
Not at all ... You follow the script and fix things always this way. Now if it going to take a long time to fix it is a ticket. So people have to wait a day or two for office going down.
Not
how much fun do you have at work every day?
I make it fun but because of constant micromanaging ... the fun is becoming a losing battle.
I have a lot of fun each day, but then again, I make it a point to. but I'm also lucky to work in an environment that allows some fun. It also helps that all of the employees in our area are really nice and approachable, and engaging.
Almost none, it didn't used to be that way, but it is now
How well do you know the people you work with?
Pretty well, but this is a small town.
Used to know them well. Now they are more like strangers.
Pretty well
What's going wrong and how can it be improved at Wells Fargo?
Management doesn't make it exciting they make it feel like you a slave to them
Too much micro managing and nagging coaching. Very little recognition or rewards for extra hard work.
I used to feel sorry for people that hated Monday morning. I used to LOVE Mondays. Not anymore. Now I hate it!
How would you compare interviewing at Wells Fargo to other places you've interviewed?
Harder. Had to prepare a Market Analisys report with only 2 day’s notice
Questions were very situational and hypothetical.
Formal and very very thorough
What's the office vibe like at Wells Fargo?
Bad at the moment
A lot more stressed.
depends on the office
How can I improve my chances of being hired at Wells Fargo?
Be knowledgeable
Be a good fit for the job opening, get along with the team.
Learn the star method of interviewing
What are your coworkers at Wells Fargo like?
They are ok
Amazing! I work with the best people!
My Co-Workers are like a Jewerly precious. Everyone works hard and are dedicated to Wells Fargo Core Values. I love them all
What part of Wells Fargo's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?
Not IT. Hiring freeze and average pay with no bonuses. Working harder now than ever before and no one cares. We don't even have meetings ... bottom rung.
Fastest - investment banking and other parts of wholesale banking plus wealth/investment management. Slowest - consumer banking/consumer loans
The fastest part is deposit accounts like always but the part having difficulties is the auto division of Wells.
Is it normal for your coworkers to spend time hanging out together outside of work, or is it a less social office?
No social office now. No budget for it and no one cares.
In my old department in Credit Cards yes. In this department no one does this.
Once in a while we go out as a team. We go out for dinner, bowling, painting classes.
What are you most excited about working at Wells Fargo?
Helping fellow workers.
Retirement
The opportunity to change things for the better and change an institution
How diverse is the executive team?
There are men and women. That's about it.
Not very. They're mostly old white males. There's 1 white female but no people of color
Diverse
Why work for Wells Fargo?
Benefits are good, work life balance is horrible.
Opportunity to grow within the company and different opportunities in the mortgage finance space.
At the moment I stay because i have been there a while
What was the most difficult question that was asked during your interview at Wells Fargo?
How do you plan to accomplish your goal while having a position of influence without direct reports
They asked me if I would be able to bring over my client book of business from Merrill Lynch
Name some of your strengths.
How's the feedback proccess at Wells Fargo?
There is none anymore. Survey's weren't positive so they ended them.
Ok
Excellent
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Should I work at Wells Fargo?
43% of Wells Fargo employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 19% are neutral and 38% would not recommend working at Wells Fargo to their friends.
| 43% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 19% | Passive |
| 38% | Detractors |
