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Updated May 16, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Training at TIAA CREF
Posted Jun 3, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 May 2008 (took 3 weeks)
Over the course of my tenure I interviewed for several promotional opportunities as well as lateral moves. All of the interviews were phone based behavioral interviews.
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In hindsight I probably should have negotiated more. Their HR department has a very loose process.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Inbound Retirement Consultant at TIAA CREF
Posted May 17, 2010
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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 May 2010 in Denver, CO (took 2 weeks)
Applied online; got a call from HR rep who interviewed me over the phone a day later. A few days after that, I was invited to interview with 2 managers onsite. Directions and expectations were communicated well. One of the 2 interviewers did not show up but another took her place. They do not hand out business cards or any other identification - I only caught their first names. They ask you to follow-up only with your HR contact.
Interview consisted of 3 parts: get to know you, situational interview, then telephone roll-play (it is a retirement call center). The managers gave me roll play situation and a few minutes to prepare. They called me from another office.
Afterwards, they sent me on my way. I heard from HR rep about a week later with the offer.
Process was very organized and I appreciated them laying out expectations of the position.
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Negotiation Details
I have experience so they placed me at upper end of pay scale. No additional pay negotiations were accepted by them. I had some contact with a couple of employees in similar positions from mutual friends. Use linked in or other online sources to research the culture.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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IT at TIAA CREF
Posted May 12, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 in Charlotte, NC (took 2 days)
2 phone interviews, one with hiring manager, one with third party recruiter, then on to an on-sight meeting with hiring manager. Regal, corporate campus, quite extravagant for a non-profit? Culture, dress, atmosphere more formal style but pleasantly so, it lends to the credibility and respect of the product and organization. Friendly staff and managers, seemed very energetic and glad to be there, felt that everyone had a sense of purpose and desire to make a positive impact.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Individual Consultant at TIAA CREF
Posted Apr 26, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Jan 2008 (took 3 weeks)
It was much different than the current interview process. I interviewed with one person and was hired a few days later. Now they are doing multiple interviews and role playing.
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Negotiation Details
Wasn't able to negotiate much at all.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Manager at TIAA CREF
Posted Mar 29, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 (took 4 months)
I interviewed for a manager position at tiaa-cref. I initially applied for the job in October, 2009, and got a call for the first interview with Human Resources in mid-January. I went on for a 1-on-1 a few weeks later, then a panel style interview with 2 current managers and the hiring director. After that, I had a phone interview with someone else in human resources. I still haven't received an offer, and have given up. Time to move on!
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Financial Consultant at TIAA CREF
Posted Mar 25, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2008 in Dallas, TX (took 2 days)
the usual kind of stuff: where is the market now, where do you see it going and why? how are you with dealing with difficult team mates, clients. What is your philosophy on investments, Tell me about a time when you made a mistake and what did you learn from it. Team work, team player, good with the client, that kind of stuff. Pretty standard interview. If you have market knowledge down, it helps a lot.
Negotiation Details
DO NOT TAKE THIER FIRST SALARY OFFER. they will low ball you without batting an eye. Keep sending them back and they will keep going up another 2 or 3 k. I sent them back 4 times.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Engineering at TIAA CREF
Posted Mar 24, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2009 in New York, NY (took 2 weeks)
submitted resume online and recieved a call from HR within a week for a pre-screen phone interview; passed onto the technical phone interview a week later and then the hiring manager for a brief phone interview and then a 1:1; did not recieve the job offer
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Wealth Management Advisor at TIAA CREF
Posted Mar 16, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2008 (took 3 weeks)
had phone interview, then met with potential future manager. I declined to be considered after that interview.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Alternative Investments Intern at TIAA CREF
Posted Feb 13, 2010
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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 2009 in New York, NY (took 2 days)
I applied through the career office and got a phone interview with a recruiter. It was a short 15 minutes interview to basically narrow down the candidates. When they were down to about 3-5, they put all of us for a real 30 minute interview with two Directors in the Group where I was supposed to work in over the summer. Because of my college's location, all interviews were done on the phone, so I guess that made it easier. Basically it was all fit/personality, with (if I remember correctly) NO technical questions asked (that could also be attributed to my liberal arts/economics background). TIAA CREF is a very nice guy place, so as long as you are an interesting person, humble and willing to learn, you should be fine at the intern level.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Director at TIAA CREF
Posted Feb 2, 2010
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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 Dec 2009 (took 3 weeks)
The process consisted of a phone screening followed by phone interview with 2 people. About 1 week later an in person interview was scheduled with the same two people. The overall process was just okay. The HR rep was not very organized but the interviewers were nice. The in person interview was sort of a waste of time and was pretty repetitive of the phone interview. It almost seemed as though they were seeking free advice as opposed to someone to actually fill the role.
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