Insurance Agent applicants have rated the interview process at New York Life with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Insurance Agent roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 252 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 Agent according to 252 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Background check: 16%
Personality test: 12%
Phone interview: 10%
Drug test: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Skills test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Group panel interview: 5%
Other: 2%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at New York Life in Feb 2014
Interview
Interview process was on the easy side. It is an all commission job so they aren't looking for people that aren't ready to put in the work, they can sense if you are going to or not right away. They are very up front and straight forward with the commission structure and how tough the business is. Great opportunity to really see what you are worth. You determine your own destiny
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you think you can strive in an all commission role?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at New York Life (Jacksonville, FL) in May 2026
Interview
Did a phone interview, vague on offering to try and get you in the door for a F2F. Skeptical towards moving forward due to lack of upfront information and information found online for the fast track to management position.
Super easy interview process that focuses more on you asking questions rather than getting interviewed. If you want this job make sure you spend time asking questions about the company and learning more about the role. Also just realize.
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Initial meeting is to understand the prospective hire and meet the recruiting team and other principals. Second meeting is with CEO to get a marketing study completed along with some company history.