Sample Financial Advisors Job Interview Questions and Answers

The following questions are more of “tell us about yourself” questions for the financial advisor:
• What qualifications and licenses do you hold?
• How long do you work as a financial advisor and the firms you’ve worked for?
• Describe the services you’ve offered.
• How many clients you’ve served, their average portfolio and the size of assets you have managed.
• Do you take continuing education classes for financial advising?
• Tell about your past performance.
• Why did you choose this career? What does it mean to be a financial advisor?
• What are the skills that allow you to be a successful advisor?
• Do you have references: Clients, co-workers and superiors?
Interview tips on answering the above questions: 
Tell about your educational background and the courses you have taken to develop you professional expertise. You should also describe your client base and your past experience, expertise such as: financial planning, investment management, budgeting, Tax planning, wills, retirement planning and insurance needs. You may also refer to more details like – Large/Small Cap and International.
And of course, explain why you want to be in this financial field.
Incase you are new to this business, you can tell about the line of business prior to becoming a financial advisor, which is relevant/similar to this profession.
You may also refer to the article: tell me about yourself interview question and to the frequently asked interview questions category.