Sales Agent applicants have rated the interview process at New York Life with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Agent roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 69 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at New York Life overall takes an average of 19 days.
Common stages of the interview process at New York Life as a Sales Agent according to 69 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Personality test: 19%
Background check: 16%
Skills test: 11%
Phone interview: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
Presentation: 3%
Drug test: 3%
Other: 1%
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I applied online. I interviewed at New York Life in Feb 2020
Interview
The process was fairly easy. I scheduled an interview within 3 weeks of submitting the application. The partner that I interviewed with asked personality questions and was much less concerned about work experience.
I applied online. I interviewed at New York Life (Saint Louis, MO)
Interview
Via zoom I was interviewed by two individuals that started off asking questions about hobbies and thing you like to do outside of work as an icebreaker. the other questions that they asked were pertaining to work history and how it connects with the the role you applied for. a good amount of customer based questions as well as sales questions. it was said everyone come in as a sales agent and the position is 100 percent performance based, no hourly wage attached. They stated the average agent makes around 100k per year.
3 part, 1st is very conversational, they pitch company and you get to know manager. 2nd is compensation interview, third is marketing. all run through manager who will eventually be your mentor once you get to New York Life
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about your comforts and discomforts in meetings and discussions.