I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Segal (San Francisco, CA) in Aug 2016
Interview
I received a call from one of the administrators of the SF office in response to my application. He asked me about my expected salary and whether I needed sponsorship for a work visa. After that, I asked him a few questions about the company and we conversed for a while before we set a time for an interview.
When I arrived on the floor where Segal's offices were located, I had to call a number so they would open the door. After that, the same administrator who had called me came and took me to their meeting room where he began the interview. It was quite informal and as we were entering I noticed that polo shirts were about as formal as anyone in the office seemed to be dressed.
After about 15 minutes the interviewer told me that I would now be talking to someone else. She was someone who had a position slightly above the one I wanted. The first interviewer left the two of us to converse about the environment and my expectations. After I had spoken for maybe 10 minutes with her, she took me to the office of a third employee with a slightly higher position than hers. He was a but more reserved than the first two interviewers and fixated on every aspect of my resume (each interviewer had a copy). He even told me that I should really condense the whole thing. Finally, he delivered me to the fourth interviewer, who was another administrator and we repeated the same basic process.
I liked that the format gave me the opportunity to ask more than one person for his or her opinion of the company in a one on one environment. In particular, I valued the opinions of the two interviewers where weren't part of management. One of the things that frustrated me was that I asked the first two interviewers various questions and after that I had to choose whether to repeat the same questions to the last two interviewers or to just say that I had no questions for them (beyond asking for their personal assessments of the company).
The final part of the interview was odd because the fourth interviewer escorted me to the door and then gave a prolonged and halting explanation about how I would hear back from them at some completely undefined point in the future. It's been almost a month and no word, so I assume I didn't get the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you handle balancing a full-time job with the needed studying to pass further actuarial exams?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Segal in Mar 2022
Interview
Brief Interview with HR followed by 5 interviews with people of different levels of the company. HR interview was easy to get through but the 5 interviews were a bit more challenging.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was a group project you participated in? What were some challenges of working in a group and how did you fix them?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Segal (Washington, DC) in Jun 2021
Interview
The interview process was very chill and accommodating. It was clear that the interviewers cared about what I said, and gave valuable advice where applicable. At no point did I feel like I was grilled or had a ton of pressure.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you faced challenges with your team.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Segal (New York, NY)
Interview
I applied to the Actuarial Analyst position in Sibson Consulting, a division of the Segal Group. I was contacted in Fall of 2018 regarding a temporary position, transitioning to a full-time position. After a few brief back and forth emails, I heard nothing for a month and a half. I was contacted again in early 2019 asking if I was still interested and to set up a 30-minute phone interview. This was a pretty standard phone call with some general questions about your background and to describe the position and company.
I followed up a week later after not hearing back and was notified a few days later that they were in the process of finding a date to interview. The following day we set up an in-person interview at their New York office.
The in-person interview consisted of about 7 individual interviews across 4 hours. I am unsure of exactly how many and when because I was never given a formal schedule as to who all I'd be meeting and when. Each consisted off a brief introduction of themselves and what they do and an opportunity for you to do the same. Each had their own style and asked questions ranging from my own experiences to a few technical questions relating to the job's responsibilities, giving time at the end for me to ask questions. This wasn't like other interviews where those you talked with had a figurative list of questions to read off of and felt almost insincere. I enjoyed getting to meet each person I conversed with, having personal and professional conversations. Everyone was kind and the work environment appeared excellent. Some employees mentioned how I seemed like a perfect fit for the position given my resume/background. I left feeling excited at the possibility to working with such a great group of people.
After not hearing anything for a month, I reached out again to inquire about the status of the position. I was told that they have decided to proceed with other candidates who better meet the needs of the position. I'm not upset, only disappointed in myself.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General questions about your background/past experiences.
Actuarial Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Segal with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 93% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Actuarial Analyst roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 17 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Segal overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Segal as a Actuarial Analyst according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 20%
Background check: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Group panel interview: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Drug test: 3%
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