I applied in-person. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Prudential (Marlton, NJ) in Jun 2011
Interview
I learned about this position at a career fair. I met with the Manager and she was really happy that I worked at McDonald's and Rita's --customer service skills. After 3 days I got an email saying she wanted to meet with me and a week later I was in her office. At this time, she discussed all the Prudential benefits, training, and what the position consist of, etc. After this meeting I had to take a Candidate Assessment Test (personality test) and later I found out if you failed this test, the interview process is basically over. I passed the test, it was basically common sense and they wanted you to take the more aggressive route as told. I came back to the office a week later which I thought would be the actual interview but we only discussed the test and I signed some paperwork. At this meeting, the manager told me about Project 200, basically a list of 200 people that you know and that could be possible clients for you as a FPA. Personally, I didn't reach 200 but I listed people that I thought would really be interested in Prudential. A week later, I finally had a real interview, it was a 3-person panel interview and they used the general interview questions. We discussed the Project 200 and she wanted me to work on it some more because she thought I didn't have enough people. Two days later I met with the Managing Director who just reiterated what the manager told me the first time I met her. Basically, this position is commissioned-based (you get out what you put in) and they are looking for people who are driven and resilient. The people there are good-natured and helpful but I don't think this is the job for me.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Prudential (New York, NY) in Apr 2011
Interview
The first round of interview consisted of a Candidate Assessment Test which was done online. After that a personal interview describing the position. This was followed by a Financial Services Test. The test was similar to GMAT but very easy. This was followed by a personal interview at the Melville Office in NY
The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Prudential in Oct 2010
Interview
The interview process took forever. I rec'd an email from Pru asking me to come in for an interview. I went and met with the Manager who talked up the company and position stating that most new hires make $300-900k and some make up to $3.2 million. I know a lot of insurance salesmen who make a lot of money so I believed the Manager. Foolish. I took an IQ/ Math test there that was not difficult. I contacted the hiring manager and manager the next day and continued to check up with them for the test results - a few weeks later I was sent a Sales Test which was simple. You are asked questions that are multiple choice about how you feel about people, sales and customer service. It took about a month to here back from the hiring manager saying I passed both. They then called back a few days later to have me come in to meet with the training manager and manager again who did not really "interview" me. They asked how I would find clients and then asked me to complete a "Project 200" of 200 people I know with ALL of their information. At this point I never thought anything of providing them with information for family, friends and prospective clients of mine. A few weeks later the hiring manager called to make sure I met with the manager and then asked that I come in for a meeting with the manager. I came in the next week and was asked to sign forms and accept the position. I was never actually "interviewed."