I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at New York Life (Glendale, CA) in Oct 2013
Interview
Applied through a college career website and got a phone call 3 days after applying. Got invited for an interview with a partner to their office in Glendale,CA. The process usually consists of 3-4 interviews.
1- behavioral, just to get to know you. After it is over, you are supposed to take a "personality fit" test where they basically test your confidence and sales skills.
2- in depths, same as the 1st one but slightly shifted towards your personality
3- after you complete the "homework", given to you after the 2nd interview, you get invited to the 3rd interview.
The partner who interviewed me bragged a lot about the company which made me question the values and the culture of the firm. By the way he said they rarely give full time offers to their interns:)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic questions like "tell me about yourself", "what sets you apart from other applicants", "what are your main strengths and weaknesses", "how would your friends describe you in 3 words". Easy behavioral stuff.
Pretty simple with the recruiter, but their application process was poorly structured. It asked me about the 2 week gap period between my summer internship and starting college and what I was doing prior to that, apparently being a child was not really the correct response.
I had three interviews but all went smoothly. But be sure to have questions ready. They really want someone who is a go getter and determined to make it in this business.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at New York Life (Manchester, NH) in May 2024
Interview
It was fairly smooth first interview was mainly about me and qualifications. Second one was essentially a crash course on the position it was a little vague on the beginning being selling mostly insurance though.
Financial Services Representative applicants have rated the interview process at New York Life with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Financial Services Representative roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 53 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 Financial Services Representative according to 53 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 24%
Phone interview: 16%
Background check: 14%
Personality test: 11%
Drug test: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
Presentation: 6%
Skills test: 5%
Other: 1%
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