I was referred to a specific recruiter by a current employee. That recruiter and I emailed back and forth a few times to set up a time and date for my phone screening. That date came around and an entirely different recruiter called me, saying that the one I'd been in contact with was unavailable. We had the most bare-bones phone screening I've ever experienced and they were the most annoyed and tired sounding interviewer I've ever had. There was absolutely no enthusiasm or energy in their voice and they seemed to loudly sigh. It sounded like they were dragged to work in chains that morning and forced to call me. They asked me five yes or no questions then "Why do you want to work at State Street?" and "Where and what roles are you interested in?" before concluding by stating they'd send my information out to their hiring managers. This all sounded good and I was soon offered an interview, but travelling to the interview would be at my own cost, which was a bit off-putting considering the extremely low pay the phone interviewer quoted. I then attempted to inquire if that pay was the training pay or final pay and the recruiter I originally spoke to refused to answer me via email several times, claiming that we absolutely had to have a discussion over the phone about it. I said that wouldn't be a problem and said I was free for the call time they suggested. That call time came and went and they never called me. I waited for some sort of response from them for several hours and nothing came, so I decided to email the hiring manager who offered an interview to ask about the salary since the recruiter was reacting so oddly to my simple question and seemingly checked out on me. Not ten minutes passed after I sent that email before the recruiter replied, in the email chain to the hiring manager, to rudely say that we had to have a phone call to discuss my question and that they were personally considering having my interview cancelled until I spoke to them. I was extremely taken aback and reminded them that I told them I would make myself available for the time they'd suggested the day before and they were the one who decided not to call me or even email me beforehand to tell me they wouldn't be calling or email me afterwards to tell me why they didn't or say when we could reschedule. I then said that they could go right ahead and cancel my interview and completely withdraw my application. If their hiring personnel, one of the company's public faces and the people who induct potential employees, are so rude and unprofessional that says a lot about the professionalism the company maintains and how much they respect employees. This certainly gave me a negative impression of the company overall and erased my interest in them.

The interview was straight forward and casual. The interviewers were very friendly and the atmosphere was very relaxing. It was a time for the interviewers to know you as a person so be confident, knowledgeable and friendly. They already went over your resume so you can mention a skill set that is not on there so the interview will not be redundant and also grasp hold of their attention.