Wells Fargo HireVue Interview Questions and How to Answer Them
The HireVue is the recorded video interview Wells Fargo uses before live interviews for analyst and summer analyst roles. These are the questions candidates report, grouped by type, with how to answer them.
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How the Wells Fargo HireVue works
Wells Fargo HireVue questions candidates report
14 questions from Wells Fargo HireVue interviews. Prepare a story for each type rather than a script for each question.
Motivation and fit
Tell me about yourself and what is your motivation for this role.
Why Wells Fargo?
Why this division or programme?
Why investment banking?
Investment banking
What do you consider your greatest achievement, and why does it matter to you?
Behavioural
Tell me about a time you worked in a team and what you contributed.
Describe a time you faced a conflict with a colleague or stakeholder. How did you handle it?
Tell me about a time you had to meet a tight deadline or manage competing priorities. What did you do?
Describe a time you demonstrated leadership or took initiative without being asked.
Describe a mistake you made at work or in a project and what you did to correct it.
Tell me about a case when you had to make a decision with limited information.
Integrity and customers
How would you define integrity, and can you give an example of a time you demonstrated it?
Describe your customer service philosophy.
How would you handle a client request that conflicts with a deadline you’ve already committed to?
How to answer Wells Fargo HireVue questions
Build “Why Wells Fargo” on what the bank says about itself
Wells Fargo says its aim is “to serve customers at the highest standards”, and its Code of Conduct ties its reputation to “integrity and principled performance”. Pick one of those, show where you have lived it, and then say what draws you to the specific business you applied to.
Name your business area and say why
Wells Fargo recruits early careers candidates into 14 business areas, including Corporate & Investment Banking, Commercial Banking, Wealth & Investment Management, Corporate Risk and Technology. “Why this division or programme?” is reported, so know who your area serves, what a first-year analyst there does, and how your studies or experience lead to it.
Give integrity answers a real example
The integrity question asks for a definition and an example. Wells Fargo says it earns trust by “behaving ethically and holding all employees and directors accountable” for their decisions. Keep the definition to one sentence, then tell a story where doing the right thing cost you something, what you did and what happened next.
Put the customer at the centre of service and client answers
For the customer service and client deadline questions, start with what the customer needs, then say how you would be honest about what you can deliver and by when. Show that you would tell your manager early rather than miss a commitment quietly.
Investment banking and credit: have the basics ready
Investment banking and credit candidates report light technical topics such as the three financial statements and the 5 C’s of credit. Practise a short answer to each: what links the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement, and what a lender weighs before extending credit.
Tips for recording your answers
- Use your attempts well. Candidates report three per question with the third submitted automatically, so treat the second as your last planned take.
- Use the 30 seconds to note three words: the situation, what you did and the result.
- Aim to finish in about 90 seconds. A complete answer beats one the timer cuts off mid-sentence.
- Look at the lens, not your own picture, with the camera at eye level and the light in front of you.
- Do not leave it to the last day. The invitation is reported to give about a week, so book a quiet 45 minutes early.
Frequently asked questions
How many questions are in the Wells Fargo HireVue?
Wells Fargo does not publish a number. Candidates report three to seven questions, most often four or five, over 20 to 30 minutes.
How long do you get to answer Wells Fargo HireVue questions?
Candidates report about 30 seconds to think and about two minutes to answer each question, with some reports of up to three minutes.
Can you retake answers in the Wells Fargo HireVue?
Candidates report three attempts per question, with the third submitted automatically.
Does the Wells Fargo HireVue have technical questions?
Most questions are about motivation and behaviour. Investment banking and credit candidates report light technical questions, such as the three financial statements and the 5 C’s of credit.
What happens after the Wells Fargo HireVue?
Candidates report live interviews next, often a Superday.
Practise for the Wells Fargo HireVue
Our AI interview practice uses the same one-way format: five questions on screen, 60 seconds to prepare, then up to a minute to answer on camera. Choose the finance focus and the questions lean towards finance, with feedback on relevance, clarity and structure and on what finance assessors look for, such as commercial awareness and integrity. You also get a model answer to your weakest question.
The questions are ours, not Wells Fargo’s. Start answering before the 60 seconds are up to match a shorter thinking time, and since practice lets you re-record, do one session in a single take.
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