Financial Advisor applicants have rated the interview process at Prudential with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 66% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Financial Advisor roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 89 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Prudential overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Prudential as a Financial Advisor according to 89 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 20%
Phone interview: 17%
Background check: 13%
Skills test: 12%
Personality test: 12%
Drug test: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Group panel interview: 5%
Presentation: 4%
Other: 1%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Prudential (Newark, NJ) in Jun 2021
Interview
Interview process starts as a phone call where the interviewer sees how you respond to the concept of sales of insurance products. You'll then get in touch with the Regional director who will walk you through the steps you need to do before you can work at the company which are to pass your series exams. SIE, Series 7 and series 66/ or 63 and 65.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you worked in a client facing role before? Do you have any experience in the world of Finance? What are your strengths and weaknesses?
Conversational. Almost seemed more like they were trying to sell me on the concept of working there. The language and metrics used to describe the job seem to exaggerate reality.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you feel about cold outreach/talking to people you don't know?
I applied online. I interviewed at Prudential in Jan 2026
Interview
Very easy process. One round virtual and then two in person with the regional hiring manager. Very conversational and laid back. The second in person interview was mostly going over information regarding the commission structure
Thorough and quick, though consistent contact was a bit of an issue. I was a bit confused about time and the employee did not show up to the first scheduled interview, as there was a bit of a gap with regards to communication.