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
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