The first thing you will notice about trying to get into Fidelity Investments is that this company operates at a snail's pace. It took, on average, 4 months for anyone to contact me after my initial applications for a position that was posted on their website.

Next, the incredibly detailed web application process. Do not submit your resume with any holes in your timeline. If you went off the technical path and did something completely unrelated to an IT position, tell them. Don't try to blend your working experience or assume that because the experience is unrelated to the position you are applying for, you will simply omit this in your timeline. They will demand that every month of your career be accounted for.

After the web forms are filled in and reviewed by security, expect another month or two before hearing from anyone. Then, expect three rounds of interviews, each lasting at least three hours, and each with weeks of delays in between.