Got your Wells Fargo HireVue invite? Try a timed question in the Wells Fargo room below and get a scored report, then read how many questions to expect, how the two tries work, what Wells Fargo has asked and what comes next.
Key facts
- Format: A preliminary interview where you record video answers to pre-set questions, with no live interviewer. Wells Fargo calls it an On-Demand Screen and a third-party vendor emails the link; applicants call it HireVue.1,2
- Questions: Investment banking sets have run 4 questions (Jan 2025, summer 2026). A Dallas Corporate Banking set ran 3 (Oct 2025, summer 2026).2,3,6
- Retakes: You have 2 tries at each question, so one slip is not the end of an answer (New York investment banking, Jan 2026, summer 2027). Aim to use only the first.4
- Time per answer: Expect 30 seconds to 2 minutes to prepare and 2 to 3 minutes to answer each question. Read the timers on screen for each question, and practice answers of about 2 minutes.11
- Content: Why Wells Fargo and STAR behavioral stories, with at most one technical question, a deal you have followed. Some sets add a curveball, such as what vegetable you would be.2,4
- Deadline: The link gave about five days for summer 2027 (Jan 2026). The firm asks you to follow the vendor's email as quickly as possible.5,1
- When it comes: Most investment banking applicants get one, within days of applying for some and weeks later for others. For summer 2027, links went out from early January 2026, in waves by school.7,5
The video comes first in most investment banking processes, but some routes start differently: a Houston Energy applicant came in through coffee chats and a referral to a 2-on-1 technical screener (Oct 2026, summer 2028). Markets applicants have had a HackerRank test after the video.6,2
Practice before you record
Motivation question
Why Wells Fargo?
reported by US candidates2
30 seconds to prepare · 2 minutes to answer · one take
The Wells Fargo room as the app draws it. Turn on your camera, prepare on the clock, record your answer, then get a scored report with the follow-up an interviewer would ask. Your video stays on your device.
What the Wells Fargo HireVue looks like
The invite
Where a role needs an On-Demand Screen, the third-party vendor emails you the instructions; follow them as quickly as you can. For summer 2027, some applicants were first asked by text to choose Charlotte or New York, and the link gave about five days.1,5
The questions
Investment banking sets have run 4 questions: why Wells Fargo, then STAR behavioral questions, with at most one technical question, a deal you have followed. Expect a short countdown to think before each recording, and 2 to 3 minutes to answer. HireVue offers a practice question first.2,3,4,11,12
Two tries
A New York investment banking set gave 2 tries at each question (Jan 2026, summer 2027), so a stumble could be re-recorded once; your first screen gives the number for yours. Click Start recording once: a double click has ended a first question early.4,2
What Wells Fargo is looking for
Wells Fargo says it wants analytical thinkers with strong attention to detail, creative ideas for solving problems, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and people who succeed in collaborative, fast-paced work. Give each story a clear result to show those.9
Your own words
Wells Fargo requires you to represent your own experiences throughout the recruiting process and prohibits third-party recordings unless it authorizes them. Practice out loud, then answer live.10
After you submit
For summer 2027, many investment banking applicants went from the video straight to a superday, in waves by school, and New York offers came the day of the superday. Other processes have had a first round in between.5,6
Before you record
- Camera at eye level, light in front of you, a plain and quiet background.
- The strongest connection you can get, and the practice question to check sound and picture.
- A 90-second answer to why Wells Fargo, with your group and office in it.
- Three STAR stories: a conflict, a team under pressure, a time you thought a problem through.
- One deal in your sector you can explain without notes.
- Start recording clicked once, and the second try kept for a real slip.
- Submitted well inside the window: links have given about five days.
The questions
Expect mostly behavioral and motivation questions, with at most one deal or market question. Sets have been called simple, and one has added a curveball.2,3,4
- Motivation: Why Wells Fargo, and why the business you applied to.
- Behavioral: STAR stories: a conflict, a team, how you think things through.
- Deal or markets: A deal you have followed, or a market question in some sets.
- Curveball: An off-script prompt, such as what vegetable you would be.
Which division question you get
- Investment Banking, summer 2026
- Jan 2025: 4 behavioral questions, why Wells Fargo and STAR stories; another set asked what vegetable you would be. In Charlotte, 4 fairly basic behavioral questions about the firm and your thought process.2,3
- Investment Banking, New York, summer 2027
- Jan 2026: simple and mostly behavioral, with one deal question; 2 tries per question. Another New York set was personality and macro questions.4,6
- Corporate Banking, Dallas
- Oct 2025 (summer 2026): an interactive math and problem-solving game, then 3 basic behavioral questions, one on a time you faced conflict at work.6
- Commercial Banking, New York
- Oct 2024 (summer 2025): very basic, behavioral questions and why Wells Fargo, a few weeks after applying.6
- MarketsBest guess
- Expect why markets and why Wells Fargo, and one market you follow and what moved it recently.
The Markets line is our best guess: Markets applicants have had the video and then a HackerRank test, but the video questions are not listed.
How to pace a 2:00 answer
Situation
Task
Action
Result
Spare, before the clock runs out
Where each part should end
- Time already used
- This part
Example questions and how to answer them
Motivation"Why Wells Fargo?"2,3,9
- 1Start with what you want to do: the group, its clients and the work.
- 2Give one reason that only fits Wells Fargo: a group, a deal, a person you spoke with.
- 3Link it to a line on your resume that shows you have started already.
- 4Close on what you would bring in the 10 weeks.
Tip: It has come up in investment banking sets beside the STAR questions. Keep it to about 90 seconds.
Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)
Written by Intervyo as an example. I want to work with mid-sized companies on the deals that change them, and Wells Fargo is where I want to do that because so many of its banking clients already bank with it day to day. When I spoke with an associate in your Charlotte office, she described a sale that started from a commercial banking relationship, and that is the kind of work I want to learn. I have started on the skills: last summer I built comps and a short industry overview for a regional advisory firm, and I run the energy sector for our student fund. Over 10 weeks I would bring that preparation and a lot of care with the details.
Behavioral"Tell me about a time you were faced with conflict in the workplace."6
- 1Situation: one line on where you were and who disagreed.
- 2Task: what had to get done despite it.
- 3Action: how you listened, found common ground and decided. Say "I", not "we".
- 4Result: what happened, with a number if you have one, and what you would do again.
Tip: Asked in a Dallas Corporate Banking set (Oct 2025, summer 2026). Pick a disagreement about the work, not a personal one, and show how it ended.
Example answer, written by Intervyo (not a real candidate)
Written by Intervyo as an example. At my campus job in the admissions office, two of us were asked to redo the tour schedule, and my coworker wanted to keep the old fixed times while I wanted to add tours on weekends. We had a week, and the argument was holding us up. I asked to look at the sign-up data together, and we saw that weekday afternoons were full but Saturday mornings had a waiting list. We agreed to keep her weekday times and add two Saturday tours as a trial. Attendance rose about 20 percent that month, and the office kept both. What I took from it is to settle a disagreement with the facts we both trust.
Deal or markets"Tell me about a deal you have followed."4
- 1Who bought or raised what, and for how much, in one sentence.
- 2Why it made sense for the company: growth, cost savings or a better balance sheet.
- 3One risk or what you would watch next.
- 4Why it interests you, tied to the group you applied to.
Tip: The one technical question in a New York set (Jan 2026, summer 2027). Research one deal in your sector in depth, so you can explain it without notes.
Curveball"If you could be a vegetable, what would you want to be?"2
- 1Pick one and say it in the first sentence.
- 2Give one quality it stands for that you want to show.
- 3Back it with a short, real example of you showing that quality.
- 4Finish in under a minute and smile.
Tip: An off-script prompt in a summer 2026 investment banking set. There is no right answer; a quick, confident reason with a real example is the point.
More Wells Fargo HireVue questions
Motivation
Behavioral
Deal, markets and curveball
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How long to hear back after the HireVue
Invites go out in batches, and for summer 2027 many investment banking applicants went from the video to a superday in waves by school. Timing is uneven, and a rejection can take a long time to arrive.5,7
Oct 2024 (summer 2025)
Commercial Banking, New York
A HireVue a few weeks after applying, a final round with one VP a few weeks after that, and an offer two weeks later.6
Jan 2025 (summer 2026)
Investment banking, US
The thread opened on Jan 10, 2025 with invites already out. One invite set the first interview cycle deadline as Jan 26, with the next not until April.2
Jan 2025 (summer 2026)
Investment banking, Charlotte
A HireVue of 4 basic behavioral questions; the process took less than a month.3
Oct 2025 (summer 2026)
Corporate Banking, Dallas
A math and problem-solving game, then a HireVue of 3 behavioral questions.6
Jan 2026 (summer 2027)
Investment banking, US
The thread opened on Jan 5, 2026 as video invites came out for New York, Charlotte and Houston Energy. The link gave about five days, and many went straight from the video to a superday, in waves by school.5
Jan 2026 (summer 2027)
Investment banking, New York
Applied, and the HireVue arrived a few days later.7
Jan 2026 (summer 2027)
Investment banking, New York
HireVue, then a superday of three 30-minute interviews on Zoom and an offer, all in less than a month.6
Wells Fargo says it will keep you informed of next steps and expected timing, and your status shows on its job site. Communication after the video has been slow for some, so check your status before you assume a no.13,1,7
Best guessIf two weeks pass after you submit while others from your school have superday invites, check your status and send one short note to your campus recruiting contact.
What happens after the HireVue
Online application
Your resume, school and degree details and the application questions on Wells Fargo's job site, one application per opening.1,8
On-Demand Screen (HireVue)You are here
This page. A recorded video interview sent by a third-party vendor: 4 questions in investment banking, 2 tries each.1,2,4
HackerRank test (Markets)
Markets applicants have had a HackerRank test after the video interview.2
First round (some candidates)
Some processes run a first round before the superday, such as a 2-on-1 with associates in Charlotte (Apr 2025, summer 2026). For summer 2027, many applicants went straight from the video to the superday.6,5
Superday
Two or three interviews: three 30 minutes each on Zoom in New York (Jan 2026, summer 2027), back-to-back 2-on-1s with an MD and an associate or VP in Charlotte (Apr 2025, summer 2026).6
HireVue vs superday
The video is fixed prompts with no one listening live. The superday is two or three live interviews, and much more technical.
Format
Recorded answers to pre-set questions, sent by a third-party vendor.1
Three 30-minute interviews on Zoom in New York (Jan 2026); back-to-back 2-on-1s in Charlotte (Apr 2025).6
Length
About 90 minutes of interviews in New York (Jan 2026).6
2028 summer analyst status
Wells Fargo opens Corporate & Investment Banking summer 2028 internships in January 2027, though its Houston investment banking posting for summer 2028 closes Dec 14, 2026. For summer 2027, video invites went out from Jan 5, 2026, so expect your link days to weeks after you apply.8,10,5,7
FAQ
How many questions are in the Wells Fargo HireVue?
Investment banking sets have run 4 questions: why Wells Fargo and STAR behavioral questions, with at most one deal question. A Dallas Corporate Banking set ran 3. Your first screen shows the count for yours.2,3,4,6
Can you retake a Wells Fargo HireVue answer?
Expect one retry: a New York investment banking set gave 2 tries at each question (Jan 2026, summer 2027). Read your first screen for the number of tries, prepare as if you had one, and keep the second for a real slip.4
How long do you get to answer each question?
Expect 30 seconds to 2 minutes to prepare and 2 to 3 minutes to answer. The screen shows your timers before each question; practice finishing in about 2 minutes.11
How long do you have to complete the Wells Fargo HireVue?
The link gave about five days for summer 2027. Wells Fargo asks you to follow the vendor's email as quickly as possible, so do it within a day or two.5,1
Is the Wells Fargo HireVue the same as the On-Demand Screen?
Yes. Wells Fargo calls its recorded video interview an On-Demand Screen and sends it through a third-party vendor; applicants call it HireVue.1,2
HireVue at other firms
Sources
Firm pages first, then dated candidate reports. Last checked Nov 10, 2026.
- 1Wells Fargo: Frequently Asked Questions
- 2Candidate discussion on a public forum: Wells Fargo 2026 SA HireVue (IB) (from Jan 2025)
- 3Candidate report on a public forum: Investment Banking Summer Analyst interview, Charlotte (Jan 2025)
- 4Candidate report on a public forum: Investment Banking Summer Analyst interview, New York (Jan 2026)
- 5Candidate discussion on a public forum: Wells Fargo SA27 (from Jan 2026)
- 6Candidate reports on a public forum: Wells Fargo and Company interview questions (2026)
- 7Candidate discussion on a public forum: WF SA 2027 (from Jan 2026)
- 8Wells Fargo: Application Process (Early Careers)
- 9Wells Fargo: Corporate & Investment Banking (Early Careers)
- 10Wells Fargo (job site): 2028 Investment Banking Summer Internship - Early Careers (Houston)
- 11Road to Offer: Wells Fargo HireVue Interview: Real Questions & Format (2026) · prep site
- 12HireVue: Interview Tips
- 13Wells Fargo: Our Hiring Process
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