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New York Life interviews FAQs
Intern applicants have rated the interview process at New York Life with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 70 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 Intern according to 70 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 24%
Phone interview: 20%
Background check: 13%
Drug test: 10%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 7%
Group panel interview: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Skills test: 4%
Other: 1%
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Relatively easy one-round interview. The questions were almost entirely behavioral in nature with a few simple technical questions thrown in. The interviewer was mostly trying to get a sense of how I would perform in a group with other interns as well as with potential and existing clients.
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General interview questions, strengths, weaknesses, etc.
I applied online. I interviewed at New York Life (New York, NY) in Jan 2026
Interview
applied online 2 interviews, all behavior, one with hr and one with the team. Overall its a easy interview process. I didn't get a offer but the whole process took around 2 months.
Easy process, phone call with recruiter and then director. Behavioral and a few technical questions about experience with softwares. Overall nothing tricky and prepared a little. Didnt hear back for some time and had to follow up a couple of times.
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Question 1
Tell me about yourself. Tell me about a time you were a leader
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at New York Life (New York, NY) in Apr 2024
Interview
two behaviorals was quick and easy - mostly just like aboyt challenges i had all the classic behavioral interview questions - groyup projects you struggled with etc projects i was working on
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What projects are you currently working on? what was a challenge u recently had?