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Account Manager at New York Life

No Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY – Reviewed May 20, 2013 New

Interview Details – Phone interview with typical interview question.

Interview Question – Not really difficult   Answer Question

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Insurance Sales Agent at New York Life

Declined Offer – Interviewed in Flushing, NY – Reviewed May 19, 2013 New

Interview Details – Placed resume on career builder and received multiple emails from this company as well as others like. Went to the interview which took three days, found out that you need to take a course in order to become licensed which was almost $300. To sum it up I declined.

Interview Question – How do you feel about door to door sales 0_o   Answer Question

Reason for Declining – I was told I was coming in for a paid position and not commission based

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Financial Services Representative at New York Life

Declined Offer – Interviewed in New Orleans, LA Apr 2013 – Reviewed May 16, 2013 New

Interview Details – interview one was general information about the company. telling you how they are different from any other company out there. second interview was getting to know me. asked questions about my childhood and how do i see myself being successful in this business. third interview was compensation. stressed how much money you could be making etc.. old showed me the technology fee which was 75/month.

Interview Question – nothing really difficult. I asked them a question about the rention rate in this particular office. He gave me false information. he told me 40 and a former VP told me way less than that.   Answer Question

Reason for Declining – didnt feel they would properly train me and not upfront with all the fees and expenses i would have. other companies gave me a laundry list of first year expenses down to the penny.

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Finance Internship at New York Life

No Offer – Reviewed May 9, 2013

Interview Details – There was a phone interview that led to a superday in New York

Interview Question – No surprises, just a lot of typical behavioral questions   Answer Question

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Senior Network Engineer at New York Life

No Offer – Interviewed in Alpharetta, GA Apr 2013 – Reviewed May 3, 2013

Interview Details – process consisted of talking to the manager initially and he gets a personal feel of the type of person that you are and he decides if he wants to go further. Initial technical piece is another phone screen to go over a few basic things like subnetting, etc. If you pass that step, you'll get your face to face interview on site and video conference with the technical folks in NY.

Interview Question – what is the purpose of a stub network and how would you handle the routing for it?   Answer Question

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Actuarial Intern at New York Life

No Offer – Reviewed Apr 25, 2013

Interview Details – I had a 30 minute phone interview with an actuarial student. Lots of behavioral questions. I thought there were some difficult ones. The first question was "Describe a project that you have completed in excel". Another question was "Describe a time when you made a popular decision that you knew was wrong". I stumbled a lot over that one, and to this day can't think of a relevant experience that fits this description from my life.

Interview Question – How many gas stations are there in the United States? Talk me through the steps you would go through to estimate this.   Answer Question

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Financial Advisor at New York Life

Declined Offer – Reviewed Apr 22, 2013

Interview Details – Four Interviews total. Interview one seemed like they were trying to sell you on the company. Interview two was a compensation interview. Interview three was a training interview. Interview four was the acceptance interview.

Interview Question – I asked the questions. They barely asked me any.   Answer Question

Reason for Declining – Pay is performance based and I did not feel comfortable with the current staff at the office.

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Sales Agent at New York Life

Declined Offer – Interviewed in Springfield, MO Jan 2012 – Reviewed Apr 18, 2013

Interview Details – I was contacted by a New York Life recruiter who found my resume online. The initial phone interview lasted about 20 minutes and covered basic information regarding my current position, experience, and interest level in a career in insurance. 2nd level was an in-person interview with the District Manager. The interview was laid back and focused on how strong the company was, the potential for growth, the aging population, and how lucrative the industry is for agents. The 3rd level was an informal breakfast meeting with approximately 20 agents and a half dozen other interview candidates where we got to meet other agents, hear a motivational talk by a successful agent, and get a feel for the company and people.

Interview Question – Be prepared to answer a question about how comfortable are you selling to family and friends.   Answer Question

Reason for Declining – I declined the 4th level interview with the District Manager and their boss as it was not a long term fit for me. They have a great company, strong reputation in the industry, and I left the process impressed with the people.

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Agent at New York Life

Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Seattle, WA – Reviewed Apr 18, 2013

Interview Details – Usually 5 interviews before they invite you to join.

Interview Question – How much of our business do you think is based solely on peoples mortality?   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – They really do not allow you to negotiate, its more like take it or leave it...its all about the "unlimited earning potential"....

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Salesman at New York Life

Declined Offer – Reviewed Apr 17, 2013

Interview Details – I met recruiters at a career fair then I went in for the first interview and the a second

Interview Question – Name five things a friend will say about you?   Answer Question

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