I applied through college or university. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at MassMutual
Interview
Very easy interview process. This is a commission based sales position. All they are interested in is if you have basic math skills and if you are easy enough to be trained to make a sale. They would also want to know that you are very social and have plenty of contacts. The down side is that they dont pay until you get your licences which could be anywhere between 6-26 weeks. You have to pay for the study materials and the fees (about $ 250) and they reimburse you after you become a full time FPA.
I applied through college or 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