I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at MassMutual (San Francisco, CA) in Sept 2011
Interview
There were 5 interviews I went through. Here's how it went.
Phone Interview: They asked me a bunch of questions about why I wanted to be in this industry. They gave me some information about the position. What they did. How a day is like as an advisor. Pretty informative discussion.
1st Interview. They dug in about what I did in the past and what my skills were like. Talked about what my plans were and found out more about the business. I got much more information at this interview too. I liked how they were detailed about the questions, yet very helpful with answering mine too. Very straight forward. They didn't dance around with what i wanted to know.
2nd Interview. Questions were harder. Got to know each other much more. At this point I felt like it was a really good fit for me because I knew what I was getting into.
3rd Interview. I was to do a business plan for this career. Took a lot of time, but it was really good. Made me learn about what I was getting into and more about myself. Made me visualize this industry a lot better. Really glad I did it not just for the interview but for myself too.
4th Interview. Probably the deepest interview in regards to getting to know my life. Business and personal stuff. Talked about what made me who I am today. Talked about what I wanted in the future. Got to really know more about the company. Felt really good about it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asking about my business plan for my future. Thought it might be easy to answer, but I never interviewed at a place where they cared about my personal lifestyle too. Too me I was thrown off, but I liked the fact that they cared about what my life goals were.
I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at MassMutual (Lake Oswego, OR) in Mar 2024
Interview
went well, was fairly easy, only had two rounds before coming into the office, overall was positive experience where i felt comfortable to be myself, although the internship itself was a sell to friends and family type of job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me your life story, why do you want to work here.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at MassMutual (Lake Oswego, OR) in Mar 2024
Interview
They asked if I was capable of lots of networking and gave me a homework assignment to talk to closest 10 people about my potential new career. There was nothing too hard about it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me why you are interested in financial services
I applied in-person. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at MassMutual (Walnut Creek, CA) in Apr 2023
Interview
It was a pleasant experience. I was jobhunting for quite a while. COVID and post-COVID created a highly intense job market. I was at a job fair, and decided to move forward with the interview.
HR recruiter was very nice, bubbly, and she answered a lot of questions with detail about different specs.
Later on, the hiring manager later became my supervisor. He was also very nice.
The interview questions were standard: "tell me about yourself" and "what do you look to gain from working with us."
after a few phone calls and 2 zoom interviews, I was in.
It felt more like vibe-checking.
They told me licenses and education will be reimbursed after I get accepted.
There is a contract phase where you are given 30 days to try out the job and meet a quota. If you feel comfortable, you can accept the full-time role. If not, no ties, no harm. (But the reimbursement will be out of your pocket).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How does your experience at (___) provide you an advantage in this field?
"what were some of the challenges you dealt with, and how did you overcome them?"
STAR method