I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Prudential (Newark, NJ) in Mar 2022
Interview
HireView with behavioral questions and a really simple coding question followed by an explanation of your code. The I was invited to a final interview, which was 3 interviews back to back. First two were behavioral and they asked me about previous internship and course work. My final interview was more technical. I feel like I didn't do perfect on this but it seems like it didn't matter as much as the behavioral portions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Why do you want to join prudential
2. As a software engineer, what interests you working at a financial firm?
3. What is a collision in a hashmap and what can you do to prevent it?
4. What is garbage collection? Should Java programmers be able to disable garbage collection? Give an example of when this would happen.
5. What is the best and worst case runtime for a hashmap?
First round was a HireVue interview, which consisted of a few behavioral questions and two coding challenges. Final round consisted of two parts: behavioral/leadership and technical. The recruiting process was very straightforward. Interviewers for final round were friendly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is a stack? What is a queue? Tell me about a time when you had to work with people of different backgrounds.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Prudential
Interview
There is 3 recorded interview questions and a coding challenge. Then there is a virtual face to face interview. Coding challenge is a little tricky but you have as much time as you need.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk about a time where you had to make a decision with little information/background
Software Engineering Internship applicants have rated the interview process at Prudential with 2.3 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 60.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineering Internship roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 Software Engineering Internship according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 20%
Personality test: 20%
Presentation: 20%
Background check: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
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