The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Insurance Services Office (Jersey City, NJ) in May 2010
Interview
A recruiter sent an email in March to which I responded immediately. Two months later I was contacted for a phone screening. A week later I was called for an in-person interview. I spent 1 hour taking an SAT-like test, 30 minutes waiting for my actual interview to begin, 1.5 hours with an interview panel of 3 upper level employees from various departments, and an hour in a lunch interview with two more upper level employees. I was called a week later with the job offer.
All in all, the interview process was very different than at any of the other companies I interviewed with. The interview panels made it possible for the employees to ask specific questions about the field rather than fill 20 minutes each discussing the basics of my resume. It was intimidating, but I think they got a better feel for their candidates that way.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you think credit scores are sometimes used in pricing personal auto insurance?
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Insurance Services Office (Jersey City, NJ)
Interview
First was a HR phone screening, although my screening was done in-person, which was followed by a basic writing prompt (to check ability to write and explain something clearly). Brought in a second time a couple days later for in-person interviews with 4-6 people split into 2-3 groups, with people from areas with open positions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Go over resume
- If someone asked you what an actuary is, what would you tell them?
- Why do you want to be an actuary?
- Tell me about a time you had to work with someone difficult
- If you don't know the answer to something, what do you do?
- General behavioral questions
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Insurance Services Office in Dec 2012
Interview
Two interviewer for on campus interview. Asked why I'd like to be an actuary and what is actuary in my eye and some other general questions. For the final interviews, first is written test, then meet three senior directors and then meet with two managers. They are friendly. However their are not efficient and never reply your email.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Insurance Services Office (Jersey City, NJ) in Nov 2010
Interview
The first phase of the hiring process was a phone interview. I was interviewed by two managers, which lasted for about an hour. One of the managers told me that the HR person will contact me and schedule a face-to-face interview.
The face-to-face interview consisted of a skills test, IQ test, and 2 interview sessions. This lasted for about a hours. After a few days I was given the offer and I accepted it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me questions about the basic syntax of C# programming language and also gave a business case.
