To be perfectly honest with you, I'm not even sure what the job title would have been for this position! I got a call to schedule an interview and I didn't even think I had applied...but I figured, why not just go for the interview and see what happens? I got there for the interview and there were 2 other people waiting for what seemed to be the same position - one was a woman who was probably in her 40's and the other was a young man who had just graduated from college (as I overheard him tell the receptionist) - I'm 33. The interview was the strangest thing...it seemed like the person I met with (a senior partner) was trying to sell me on the job! I've always had to sell myself to the company... Then I had to take an aptitude test to see if I was even a good fit...hmmm... And at the end, I was told that he would let me know the results and I should call him if interested. I was confused - was he calling me? Or was I calling him? He explained that I should call him... I wish all job interviewers told me to call them if I wanted to pursue the job after the interview!
An AI bot was asking me questions, very unpersonalized. It would have been nice to at least speak to someone and have the opportunity to showcase my abilities. Do not Recommend!
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at New York Life (Huntsville, AL) in May 2024
Interview
There was an online assessment and a series of in office interviews. However there were lots of important information that was glossed over or not revealed, There are a lot of cost you most cover in the first year even though you are only commission, example; you have to pay to use an office if their building space. I did original except an offer, I later left due to the miss information presented during the interview process.
I interviewed at New York Life (Glendale, CA) in Mar 2024
Interview
Initial interview. Then a personality assessment. Then another interview to discuss the results and an overview of the compensation structure and to ask any questions. Next you fill out an application and review the compensation structure via a sent link. Then the final interview and formal offer.
Insurance Sales Agent applicants have rated the interview process at New York Life with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 51% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Insurance Sales Agent roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 110 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 Insurance Sales Agent according to 110 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 28%
Personality test: 17%
Background check: 15%
Phone interview: 10%
Drug test: 7%
Presentation: 6%
Group panel interview: 5%
Skills test: 5%
Other: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
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