After applying online and talking to recruiters at an internship fair, I got an on-campus interview. The interview was an hour long with 4 different actuaries. The questions were mainly analytical thinking questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you explain the variability in the data set?
The first round is a video record interview which is short and easy. The second round is a technical interview with two senior actuaries. The problems are a bit hard and not really related to actuarial knowledge.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Allstate (Chicago, IL) in Nov 2019
Interview
Two fairly painless interviews. The first was 1 hour, and the second was three hours. I had four interviewers (two pairs of two) for the hour-long interview, and then four more interviewers for the second interview. The interviews were well-structured and quite down-to-earth. There was no pre-recorded video interview, which I appreciated-- everything was in person or through a video call.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Allstate in Oct 2019
Interview
Was mainly asked to analyze some hypothetical situational data, provide insight and answer some questions on the data. Briefly went over my resume. Very nice recruiters. Obtained interview from college recruiting.
Actuarial applicants have rated the interview process at Allstate with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Actuarial roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Allstate overall takes an average of 23 days.
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One on one interview: 35%
Group panel interview: 18%
Phone interview: 18%
Presentation: 12%
Background check: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Skills test: 6%
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