I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Prudential (Newark, NJ) in Apr 2017
Interview
Quick turnaround, since I had a competing offer. Initial phone interview with hiring manager. Asks about previous work experience, why Prudential, how you work in a team environment vs working individually. Week later asked to come in person. 30 min interviews with hiring manager, team director and 2 other actuaries that collaborated regularly with the team. Overall was a great process, ask straightforward questions. Be ready with 3-4 stories that show teamwork, leadership capability, presenting actuarial concepts to non-actuarials and success/failures. They won't give you accommodation if you are close to tristate area.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Describe a time where you had to deliver quick and also be detail oriented.
Explain how you were able to present a difficult subject matter to an audience that was going to hear about it for the first time. (Give examples from past experiences)
one round of phone interview, on site interview with 5 people. Better to get internal referral to increase the success rate. Interview is half half on behavior question and technical questions.
I applied in-person. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Prudential (Newark, NJ) in May 2014
Interview
Fairly smooth. Hr over the phone then half day in office. Three interviews with different directors including the person who had referred me to the position. Middle interview was the important one, who was actually the director I was going to work under. Each interview lasted around an hour.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions were largely simple. Skills, research etc.
Senior Actuarial Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Prudential with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Actuarial Associate roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Prudential overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Prudential as a Senior Actuarial Associate according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 22%
Background check: 22%
One on one interview: 22%
Phone interview: 11%
Personality test: 11%
Drug test: 11%
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