Actuarial applicants have rated the interview process at Pacific Life with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 46.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Actuarial roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 12 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Pacific Life overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Pacific Life as a Actuarial according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
Group panel interview: 25%
Background check: 15%
Skills test: 10%
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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Pacific Life in Jan 2014
Interview
Apply, phone interview with HR, online group interview with other interns and a panel.
HR is really nice, they interviewed for about half an hour, general questions about number of actuary exams, excel experience, they like it a lot if you know VBA. 2-3 exams is optimal, though there were interns with only one exam. The online group/panel was intimidating. Make sure you have a good internet connection.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
HR interview are about the number of actuary exams you've taken, typical personality / good fit questions.
In the panel, they asked many questions for about 90 minutes. Here are a couple:
1. What is your greatest weakness?
2. Do you work well in a team.
It was very quick. After uploading the application, I received an online interview invitation, which consisted of three questions. You were given 15 mintues to complete them, and you had three tries to record each question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me about tell me about a difficult project, why pacific life.
Basic behavioral questions, with some focus on past experience on resume. After the phone screen they do a group interview thru skype where you hear the other candidates answer the same questions one by one
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was a problem you faced in the past and how did you tackle it?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Pacific Life (Los Angeles, CA)
Interview
Basic behavioral questions. first round is a phone interview and second round is a group panel interview. second round is harder with more technical questions regarding analytical skills. can be a little intimidating hearing everyone else's answers, but just focus on yourself. the webcam interview was pretty different from what most interviews are like, and can be a little intimidating, but its not too bad. overall nothing too difficult, just be prepared and you should do well