Sales Associate 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 43% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 52 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 Associate according to 52 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 21%
Phone interview: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 12%
Personality test: 10%
Background check: 9%
Presentation: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Drug test: 7%
Group panel interview: 6%
Other: 4%
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The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at New York Life in Mar 2010
Interview
I applied through my college career website and was offered an interview the following week. I met with the head of a local office for an interview that lasted around an hour. After the interview, I took an online personality test with it implied that I would advance no further if I failed. Apparently I passed as he called the following day and wanted another interview on-site in his office. All went well in this interview and he offered me a job on the spot. I wasn't ready to commit yet so he told me I could take a week and come back the next week with a list of "practice leads".
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is something about you that will get in the way of your success in this career?
Guides you to thinking you are helping people when you really will not be; slightly intimidating and awkward. Would not recommend for most people, but gave interviewing experience nonetheless (which is always great)
Weird. First in a giant group second they wanted 10 new consumers. It’s a pyramid scheme. Plus there’s no real salary. It seemed almost desperate. Alarm bells went off and I declined further interviews.
I applied online. I interviewed at New York Life in Apr 2025
Interview
The initial round was over zoom. They then make you go to a 3 hour seminar to discuss the company and position. If you want to move forward, you have to do an unpaid 50 hour training online. If you don't pass the test, that's it. You have to front the $100 for the test, they pay you back if hired. The job is completely commissioned, no salary, so if you aren't selling, you don't get anything. You also have to find your own clients. One of the very disturbing questions I was asked at the interview was how would I source customers. There aren't that many people looking for life and death insurance.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How will you find wealthy clients who need life and death insurance?