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Updated Feb 10, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Financial Services Professional at New York Life
Posted Feb 10, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 in Los Angeles, CA (took 3 weeks)
For the first interview I met with the recruiter and they asked me basic questions about myself and where I saw myself in 3 years. They asked me how much I wanted to make now and in three years and what my strengths were that set me apart from people with similar educational backgrounds. Then I had to take a personality test on the computer. I got called back for a second interview after the personality test determined I was a good fit and met with the senior partner who asked me similar questions the recruiter did; about a time I had failed and how I dealt with it, about what my strongest attribute was etc.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Actuarial at New York Life
Posted Feb 9, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 in Philadelphia, PA (took 3 days)
I just have the phone interview, and preparing for the on site interview.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Insurance Sales Agent at New York Life
Posted Feb 1, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in Los Angeles, CA (took 2 weeks)
It was a one-on-one meeting followed by a personality test. The meeting is more like a sales pitch and they're vague about what ,if any, salary is offered. The questions were mainly personality based to determine whether you are determined and have the drive necessary to succeed.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Intern at New York Life
Posted Jan 29, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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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.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Financial Services Professional at New York Life
Posted Jan 29, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in New York, NY (took 2 weeks)
I e-mailed my resume to a recruiter there. I was called in for an in-person interview. The interview was pretty standard. After the interview, I was asked to go to another room, where I completed an online skills and career fit test. After I did well on the online test, I was invited back in for a meeting with the managing partner there. He was a very nice guy who answered all my questions. I was then invited back for a group presentation, where the managing partner discussed compensation and benefits.
My advice is to be confident in all of the interviews. When you take the online assessment, be honest, but confident in your answers. The test looks for people that are very sociable, confident, and resilient (especially important that to handle rejection well). The office culture was solid. Everyone was professional and nice.
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Reason for Declining
I was offered the position, but ultimately declined due to a better offer elsewhere. I recommend that persons applying for this position also apply to the competitors of NY Life. To do this I would google the following: "name of competitor + manhattan office". You'll find the website for the Manhattan branch of that company. Vist the site and then send your resume to a recruiter or call the office directly. This is a good approach because it will give you a better feel for where you will fit in. Competitors you might google: Mass Mutual, Northwestern Mutual, Guardian Life, Met Life, Prudential Financial.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Presentation and a Personality Test.
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Financial Services Professional at New York Life
Posted Jan 28, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 (took 4+ weeks)
everybody at new york life treats you like a friend when you walk in. the interview is basically geared at finding out how big of a social circle you have. the bigger your social circle the better you will probably do at NYL. NYL targets their reps natural markets so if you have very little connects you will probably struggle through the process.
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Background Check.
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Insurance Sales Agent at New York Life
Posted Jan 23, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in Rye, NY (took 3 days)
was reached through my resume posted on careerbuilder.com. was asked to come in. reaced office. waited in lobby. met with interviewee. seemed to talk about her ex-bf too much. asked questions about myself, went over resume. asked details.
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Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Personality Test.
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Intern at New York Life
Posted Jan 16, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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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.
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Negotiation Details
No.
Other Details
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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Agent at New York Life
Posted Jan 14, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 in Bala Cynwyd, PA (took 3 days)
It was a three step process, initial screening, marketing and training, and comp. The communication was good. They allowed me to transition from my previous employer and worked with me in my training and my schedule. They were very flexible with my situation. I had to do a Personality test, and do 20 personal interviews with friend and business to see if this business was the right fit for me. They asked me to compile a list of 200 people I know. I later found out that afterward they send out a professional letter on my behalf, introducing me to the business. NO further marketing was done to solicite them. I respected that. In fact many of my first clients were people from that intro letter.
Interview Questions
Is this the right fit for you?
Negotiation Details
They gave me a 3 year training allowance, which is very uncommon in this industry, other places have 6 month overides. NYL for the first year was 80% additional comission for your training allowance, case rate bonus of $450 monthly 6 paiod cases ,and expense allowance was on a sliding scale, but I am currently receiving about 8 to 10%. If you have your series 6 , 63, or 7 they have a different negotiation phase.
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Agent at New York Life
Posted Jan 7, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 (took 3 weeks)
There are 3 interviews... And a personality test in which you should be as "cocky" as possible on when answering questions.....
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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