Actuarial Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at New York Life with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 17% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Actuarial Assistant roles take an average of 36 days to get hired, when considering 7 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 Actuarial Assistant according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 13%
Drug test: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 6%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at New York Life in Sep 2023
Interview
The interview started off really friendly but the interviewer had cut me off at the 30-minute time mark when I still had questions for them. There was a lot of pauses on their end too but they were really supportive.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your goal 5 years from now and 20 years from now
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at New York Life in Oct 2025
Interview
The interview was via phone so I had presumed it was going to be more like a screening than an interview. I found it to be strange that they would conduct an interview this way. It was with an employee that has been working there for nearly 3 years but who entered this role straight from college. I had a hard time connecting with her and making it conversational as at times it felt like a quiz. I was also pretty much cutoff at the end and not able to ask additional questions after I had asked a couple and was not told I could email with additional questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you tell me everything you know about life insurance products?
I recently experienced a confusing situation where I received two phone interview invitations simultaneously. I participated in both interviews, only to later be informed that it was a mistake. It's not so professional for such a big company.