I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at California Department of Insurance (Los Angeles, CA) in Mar 2023
Interview
one round interview, with 5 interviewers for one hour, back to back, all general behavioral questions, around ten questions, 2 minutes for each question. the timeline is pretty fast and efficient.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at California Department of Insurance (Los Angeles, CA) in Feb 2016
Interview
Interviewed by three senior actuaries. The questions were mostly behavioral instead of technical ones. The interviewers were all very friendly. I recommend the interviewees to search online for some information about CDI because they might ask you how much you know about them.
I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at California Department of Insurance (Los Angeles, CA) in Oct 2010
Interview
1. Academic Performance: major fit, GPA, Writing cources
2. Extracurricular Activities and leader ship experiences
3. Commitment to Actuarial Career: Why do you want to become an actuary?
4. Actuarial Exam plans and future career development
5. Personality and Characters: attention to detail, easy going person
6. Some behaviol questions such as how do you solve conflicts in a team?
All the interviewer are senior actuaries in the actuarial office, they are smart, attentive and also easy going. Many of them were previously professors.