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%
Group panel interview: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Presentation: 3%
Drug test: 3%
Other: 1%
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The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at New York Life (Chicago, IL) in Apr 2009
Interview
I initially went in just to find out what it would be like to work as a financial services representative as part of my career change strategy. As the meeting went on, it turned out to be more of an interview, with the agent asking me to apply for the position because he thought I would be a good fit with the company. It seemed like the people in the office were very friendly and supportive of each other. I was impressed when I saw agents helping each other even though only the primary agent would receive commissions. Thus it appears that they really just want to invest in quality people and build them up to be successful. Also, it was nice to know that they are willing to give you a partial salary in your first three years to help you get on your feet during the toughest part of your career, unlike some other companies who pay a minimum salary during training and then throw you to the wolves.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
why do you think you will be successful in financial planning?
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.
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.