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Financial Professional Associate at Prudential
Posted Nov 22, 2011
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in Paramus, NJ (took a day)
Initial contact was through a job fair. Presented self and resume in a professional manner. Requested and granted an interview with the office manager. First interview is the litmust test. Manager was looking for ability to communicate and present oneself, interest in the position, aptitude/desire to study/pass exams for professional certifications, and proactive desire to build book of business. Questions include how to handle rejection, experience approaching clients, why an interest in business. Expected to work on a identifying proposed clients for subsequent interviews.
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The interview consisted of a Personality Test.
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Financial Professional Associate at Prudential
Posted Nov 8, 2011
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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 Nov 2011 (took 2+ weeks)
Applied online for Trainee position of Financial Professional Associate. In this area, territory is divided and served by local agencies. I applied to two agencies and within a few days got email responses from both requiring an online personality test. Next is an in person interview. Mine was one to one. They are very organized and professional. Basically they are looking for someone who can survive in a commission only job selling insurance and financial advice, mostly insurance. The interviewer said that 80 to 90 percent of the people are gone within 5 years. Many don't make it past the evaluation phase. Right after the initial interview was an aptitude test to see if it's likely that you can pass the required licensing exams.
I went back the following week for another in-person where they explained the commission structure, the required minimums and the marketing plan. They want you to list 200 people that you know! Basically they want to see who you know and evaluate if you can sell to them. Last is a group interview which I have not had yet. Also had to consent to a background check and drug test.
The training looks to be top notch but you have to survive the first year with no financial assistance. If you can't sell by then, it's not the right job for you. If you can sell and you like it, you'd be hard pressed to find a better position without strong academic credentials. You do get paid for whatever you sell.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Financial Professional Associate at Prudential
Posted Jul 11, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2009 in Chicago, IL (took 4+ weeks)
1. You take a skills test, which would tell them how likely you are to pass the sersis 6,
2. You will be send an email, in which, you take the personality test,
3. Manager interview, in which, he asked you to complete Project 200, it consist of 200 people you know with several catorgies of information
4. Educational Manager interview, he discuss your project Project 200
5. Manager Director Interview, he will ask you several questions about why do you want to be here.
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If you want this job its going to take work. The Project 200 took me about 25 hours to complete.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Financial Professional Associate at Prudential
Posted Jul 6, 2011 — 2 of 2 people found this helpful
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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 Jun 2011 in Marlton, NJ (took 3 weeks)
I learned about this position at a career fair. I met with the Manager and she was really happy that I worked at McDonald's and Rita's --customer service skills. After 3 days I got an email saying she wanted to meet with me and a week later I was in her office. At this time, she discussed all the Prudential benefits, training, and what the position consist of, etc. After this meeting I had to take a Candidate Assessment Test (personality test) and later I found out if you failed this test, the interview process is basically over. I passed the test, it was basically common sense and they wanted you to take the more aggressive route as told. I came back to the office a week later which I thought would be the actual interview but we only discussed the test and I signed some paperwork. At this meeting, the manager told me about Project 200, basically a list of 200 people that you know and that could be possible clients for you as a FPA. Personally, I didn't reach 200 but I listed people that I thought would really be interested in Prudential. A week later, I finally had a real interview, it was a 3-person panel interview and they used the general interview questions. We discussed the Project 200 and she wanted me to work on it some more because she thought I didn't have enough people. Two days later I met with the Managing Director who just reiterated what the manager told me the first time I met her. Basically, this position is commissioned-based (you get out what you put in) and they are looking for people who are driven and resilient. The people there are good-natured and helpful but I don't think this is the job for me.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Financial Professional Associate at Prudential
Posted Apr 8, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 in New York, NY (took 1 week)
The first round of interview consisted of a Candidate Assessment Test which was done online. After that a personal interview describing the position. This was followed by a Financial Services Test. The test was similar to GMAT but very easy. This was followed by a personal interview at the Melville Office in NY
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Financial Professional Associate at Prudential
Posted Mar 7, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 (took 3 months)
The interview process took forever. I rec'd an email from Pru asking me to come in for an interview. I went and met with the Manager who talked up the company and position stating that most new hires make $300-900k and some make up to $3.2 million. I know a lot of insurance salesmen who make a lot of money so I believed the Manager. Foolish. I took an IQ/ Math test there that was not difficult. I contacted the hiring manager and manager the next day and continued to check up with them for the test results - a few weeks later I was sent a Sales Test which was simple. You are asked questions that are multiple choice about how you feel about people, sales and customer service. It took about a month to here back from the hiring manager saying I passed both. They then called back a few days later to have me come in to meet with the training manager and manager again who did not really "interview" me. They asked how I would find clients and then asked me to complete a "Project 200" of 200 people I know with ALL of their information. At this point I never thought anything of providing them with information for family, friends and prospective clients of mine. A few weeks later the hiring manager called to make sure I met with the manager and then asked that I come in for a meeting with the manager. I came in the next week and was asked to sign forms and accept the position. I was never actually "interviewed."
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There is no negotiation for Pru. They give you a selection of $400, $500 or $600. They PRESSURE you to choose the lowest amount so your "bucket" is full when you are done with training. That means you rec'v a commission check sooner and do not have to continue to pay Pru after your training. I actually feel that they ask you to take the lowest amount because they know most people will quit or leave their job and the less they pay the less they will get on unemployment - if you can get it after this job.
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The interview consisted of a Presentation, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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