Investment Analyst 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 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Investment Analyst roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 54 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 Investment Analyst according to 54 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Skills test: 15%
Phone interview: 14%
Personality test: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Drug test: 6%
Background check: 2%
Other: 2%
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Went to target school. First round interview was on campus (30 min with one person). Second round interview was at HQ with six people (30 min each) + the managing director of the group (15 min). Interview was a mix of technical and behavioral/fit questions. The technical questions are in the form of what you would do in hypothetical scenarios. Offer came from HR 3 weeks later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A company whose debt PRU invests in announced they were going to acquire another company. What would you advise your manager to do?
I applied online. I interviewed at Prudential (New York, NY) in Sep 2025
Interview
Applied for the position and recieved a HireVue within 2 weeks. There was 4-5 behavioral questions. Questions were of average difficulty. Be ready for brain teasers and to have a stock pitch prepared.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Prudential (Newark, NJ) in Nov 2024
Interview
You have a HireVue interview with 3-5 questions, which is fairly easy, and then you have an interview with two people, either separately or together. The interview itself is not too technical, so prepare for basic portfolio management technical.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give me an example of a time you gained a better understanding of how a company's functions, and how it benefits their customer?
A Hirevue with three questions, all relatively easy, two cases and 1 behavioral, and then a final super day that consists of three interviews back to back and that are in person
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Estimate how many cell phones sold in the US last year