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Updated Jan 29, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.

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Negative	14%

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3.0

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Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Jan 2012 in Mobile, AL (took 2 weeks)

Was a phone interview for an actuarial internship. VEry basic predictable questions. However,I did not receive the internship because I had not passed any actuarial exams. They petty much require you to have passed at least one.

Interview Questions

How do you do in groups?

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Feb 2011 in New York, NY (took 2 days)

Had two phone interviews, the first with an HR representatives and the second with the person who later became my boss. The second interview with the boss was mainly about personality and skill set and your ability to mesh well with the group or department wishing to hire you as an intern.

Interview Questions

Why should I hire you out of all of the people applying for this position?

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Tell me about experiences you have had working in groups and being a leader.

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Negotiation Details

No.

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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.

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1.0

Very Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Mar 2011 (took 3 days)

Recruiter called to set up the initial interview and did the interview the next day. She then set up another interview with the manager I would be working for at the end of that call. The manager called the next day and did the second interview. Both interviews went very well. The first interviewer asked behavioral questions and technical questions about the position. The Manager interview went well, but he didn't seem to be very prepared. It was really just a conversation, not really an interview.

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Have you had any programming classes?

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Negotiation Details

No negotiation because it was an internship.

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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Mar 2011 in New York, NY (took 2 days)

I had one initial phone interview with HR just talking about basic behavioral questions and what type of internship I was interested in. About a month later I had another phone interview with a manager in the division specific to what I was interested in. In both interviews the questions were mostly behavioral and about my previous internship experience.

Interview Questions

Why did you apply to New York Life?

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Tell me about a time you had a lot of pressure and how did you deal with it?

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Negative Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Mar 2009 (took a day)

My interviewer was very persistent and did not allow me enough time for responses. She was very rude and at times, stated that I would not get the position. But New York Life usually initiates a phone interview with all applicants. I highly recommend treating the phone interview like an actual interview

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How did you hear about our company.

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Feb 2010 (took a day)

The interview was very basic. He asked me questions about myself and my past experiences. He asked me if I had any experience in the life insurance business and he said no. He also asked me why I wanted to work in the insurance industry. I was asked to talk about myself and ask him questions at the end of the interview. He made me feel like I got the job even though I was not offered another interview.

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Why insurance

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Received and Declined Offer

Interviewed Jan 2010 (took 1 week)

I sent in my resume and the company got back to me with a response within a week. Then, two other applicants and I were brought in for a group interview and a personality assessment. Most of the questions were behavioral in nature. I was offered a position right after the interview.