I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at New York Life (Des Moines, IA) in Jun 2015
Interview
I had 3 interviews before I accepted the position. The first was a get to know each other. I got to ask questions, and the managing partner got to know me in person as opposed to a phone interview or pre-screening. The 2nd interview was more of a presentation style where the company profile was reviewed. I was asked to do some follow homework to see how serious I was in handling the information given. The 3rd was the answer any questions or objections I had in the process. The 3rd interview is also a time when spouses can be brought in to talk to the managing partner as well. (This did not happen with me.)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There were not any specific questions. It was more conversational. The last interview included asking what my fears with taking the job.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at New York Life (New York, NY) in Nov 2025
Interview
A personality assessment was emailed to be completed before the first interview. Next was the initial screening Zoom call with manager discussing role. After that interview I was invited to a career opportunity group zoom interview. Then after that group zoom you meet back with the original hiring manager for the final interview and project presentation with the initial manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you prefer working on a team or as an individual?
Was brief, mostly looking for a personality that matches the job and more so with your actual manager that you will be working with and not the entire company. Had about 3 different interviews and did some exercises that would show a little bit more about who I was and what kind of personal - not work related - experiences I had.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at New York Life
Interview
There isn’t much of an interview for this position. It’s honestly more of an opportunity for them to get you excited to join. There’s a reason 90% of new agents do not make it through their first year. It certainly isn’t undoable from my limited research but it feels very MLM in their organization.