I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at New York Life (New York, NY) in Nov 2011
Interview
It took only about 3 days for the company to contact me for phone interview after I submit the online application.There is a specific employee who sent me email and kept in touch with me to set the time of interview and answer my question afterwards.The interview is around 20 minutes,and mostly is behavioral questions and asking about stuff on resume.It is pretty general,but I did not do good as I am too nervous.So,piece of advice,stay calm even if you are asked with unexpected questions!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time when you need to make decision while you have no information about it.
Approximately 30 minute phone interview. We both gave each other a brief introduction and he proceeded to ask mostly behavioral questions. Very few company specific questions like why New York Life.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why New York Life? Describe a time when you faced a challenge and how you overcame it.
My interviewers were rude and unprofessional during the entire interview. Even worse, they ask the same type of questions in every single session. The whole process was a waste of time. Would not recommend doing an internship with them since the culture seems so bad.
Great! It took 3 weeks for them to reject me. It was a 2.5hrs interview with 6 people from different teams. Make sure to review some basic insurance concepts because they will ask you during the interview.
Actuarial Intern applicants have rated the interview process at New York Life with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 54% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Actuarial Intern roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 29 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at New York Life overall takes an average of 19 days.
Common stages of the interview process at New York Life as a Actuarial Intern according to 29 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 57%
One on one interview: 17%
Presentation: 9%
Group panel interview: 6%
Background check: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Drug test: 3%
Skills test: 3%
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