Willis Towers Watson Interview Questions (2024) - 11 Entries

Willis Towers Watson Interview Questions

11 total interview insight submissions

Interview Experience (88%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

3.7

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Interview Difficulty (92%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

3.1

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% Interns - FT Offers (89%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at Willis Towers Watson

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Year

Job Title

Group/Division

Location

Experience

Difficulty

Student / Prospective Monkey

Year 2023

Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey

Group/Division N/A

Location New York

Experience

Negative

Difficulty

Very Difficult

Investment Analyst

Year 2023

Job Title Investment Analyst

Group/Division Investment Banking

Location New York

Experience

Neutral

Difficulty

Average

Intern

Year 2023

Job Title Intern

Group/Division Risk

Location Chicago

Experience

Neutral

Difficulty

Average

1st Year Analyst

Year 2023

Job Title 1st Year Analyst

Group/Division Insurance

Location Chicago

Experience

Neutral

Difficulty

Average

Intern

Year 2022

Job Title Intern

Group/Division Investments

Location Chicago

Experience

Very Positive

Difficulty

Average

Summer Associate Intern

Year 2017

Job Title Summer Associate Intern

Group/Division Other

Location London

Experience

Positive

Difficulty

Average

1st Year Analyst

Year 2019

Job Title 1st Year Analyst

Group/Division Structured Products

Location Atlanta

Experience

Positive

Difficulty

Easy

Intern

Year 2018

Job Title Intern

Group/Division Generalist

Location SF

Experience

Positive

Difficulty

Average

Intern

Year 2017

Job Title Intern

Group/Division Actuarial

Location New York

Experience

Positive

Difficulty

Average

Summer Associate Intern

Year 2017

Job Title Summer Associate Intern

Group/Division Risk

Location London

Experience

Positive

Difficulty

Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Willis Towers Watson Examples

Compensation Analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New York

Interviewed: October 2023

Date Submitted: Nov 28, 2023

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

2-3 months

Application

Skills Test

IQ / Intelligence Test

Personality Test

Interview

HireVue consisting of 7-3 minute answers and a game portion at the end. applied online and received demand for a hirevue the next day.

Interview Questions

"A client comes asking you to analyze why potential employees are not accepting roles within their company - what would you suggest they do and what would you look at?"

Sample Answer

Investment Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York

Interviewed: September 2023

Date Submitted: Nov 13, 2023

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

1-2 months

Application

Skills Test

IQ / Intelligence Test

Personality Test

Interview

HireVue interview that consisted of behavioral questions and an intelligence test. Was given 1 minute to think of an answer then 3 minutes to record my answer to the question.

Interview Questions

We'd love to learn more about you and your interest in WTW. Please tell us why you want to work at WTW and what excites you about this specific role?

Sample Answer

Early Careers: Insurance and Actuarial Technology Intern Interview - Risk

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago

Interviewed: September 2023

Date Submitted: Oct 12, 2023

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

Less than 1 month

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Skills Test

Interview

I initially applied about a week ago, then received a HireVue from the recruiter for the position, and then was given some time to complete it. The questions asked about why I was interested in WTW and were heavily situational (behavioral) questions for the HireVue–I was asked about a time I worked in a collaborative environment, struggled to reach a goal, and each time to describe my actions as well as the outcome/result of them.

Interview Questions

Tell us about a time where you navigated conflicting advice from those in your life and had to make a decision. Tell us about your actions and the result.

Sample Answer

Investment Analyst Interview - Insurance

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago

Interviewed: March 2023

Date Submitted: Apr 08, 2023

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

1-2 months

Application

Skills Test

IQ / Intelligence Test

Interview

A long Hirevue process with several behavioral questions, some case questions, one number game, and one shape game.

Interview Questions

All the questions were standard, so there were no surprises for me. One question that took me a while to think of was something I did repeatedly, why and the outcome.

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Investments Intern Interview - Investments

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago

Interviewed: December 2022

Date Submitted: Dec 21, 2022

Outcome

Declined Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

1-2 months

Application

Group Interview

Personality Test

Interview

The hiring process consisted of a personality test, HireVue virtual interview, and final round interviews lasting 3 hours. After the HireVue interview, I was contacted by the recruiter to schedule a final round. Final rounds consisted of an analyst meet and greet, one interview with the New York Investments team, and another interview with the Chicago Investments team.

Interview Questions

What are your thoughts on the current market? How is your major related to this position?

Sample Answer

Summer Intern Corporate Risk and Broking Interview - Other

Anonymous employee in London

Interviewed: December 2017

Date Submitted: Oct 25, 2019

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

Less than 1 month

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Group Interview

Interview

A really quick and helpful interview process, prompt replies compared to other companies. The Assessment Centre was also really enjoyable and a calm environment

Interview Questions

1 x group work in a team of 4, then 4 x 30 minute one on one interviews with people from different areas of the business
Tell me about a time when someone disagreed with your idea and how you eventually convinced them
Who are our top competitors?
Why are you interested in financial services?
Other competency-based interview questions about working in a team etc.
More focused on having a conversation, building a rapport with the interviewer was the main aim of each of the interviews

Sample Answer

Reinsurance Analyst Interview - Structured Products

Anonymous interview candidate in Atlanta

Interviewed: February 2019

Date Submitted: Mar 09, 2019

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

3-4 months

Application

Phone Interview

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

Applied online in October, hirevue video interview in January. Superday in their main office in February. No curveballs, overall a pretty easy/standard behavioral interview with about 7 different people on the team. Everyone was nice and friendly, just trying to get to know you better and go over the job and what you can bring to the team.

Interview Questions

1. Describe a time you had to deal with a difficult work partner/teammate, and explain what you role you played in solving any issues. After I gave my answer, I was continuously pressed to expand and explain my rationale. They wanted to see specifically how I work on teams and how my personality plays into it.

2. What role do you see yourself growing into on the team long term?

3. Why this job? might not sound difficult, but they wanted a substantial reason since reinsurance is a niche business and often under the radar for undergrads

Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in SF

Interviewed: May 2018

Date Submitted: Nov 14, 2018

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

1-2 months

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

On Campus Interview with 1 recruiter. Talked about experiences and mainly behavioral questions, nothing difficult.

Interview Questions

Nothing too difficult as I said. Primarily behavioral questions concerned with getting to know the candidate as a person, trying to test the candidates experiences and skills to fit the position you are interviewing for. Some questions about actuarial exams and your awareness about them, whether you might want to take them in the future. Didn't find anything too tough to answer, no questions that put you on the spot. not hard to prepare for interviews that are concerned just with behavioral fit

Sample Answer

Health and Benefits Intern Interview - Actuarial

Anonymous interview candidate in New York

Interviewed: October 2017

Date Submitted: Mar 01, 2018

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month

Application

Phone Interview

1 on 1 Interview

Group Interview

Interview

I was contacted over the phone to set up a one on one phone interview with a current analyst. After that, I came to New York and had 4 separate one on one interviews and a group lunch. The process was very quick and the interviewers were genuinely interested in the process.

Interview Questions

There weren't many unexpected interview questions. I got exactly what I expected in terms of a fair balance of behavioral questions, previous experience with excel, and past work experiences. The questions were mostly targeted at asking how you would fit in a team-based work environment. They also were interested in how much prior research you had done for your future career path. Since I was interviewing for an actuarial position, they asked for a brief overview of the exam process, where I was in it, and any long term goals.

Sample Answer

Corporate Risk and Broking Interview - Risk

Anonymous interview candidate in London

Interviewed: November 2017

Date Submitted: Feb 03, 2018

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

2-3 months

Application

Phone Interview

Other

Interview

There is a preliminary interview consisting of 6 questions split 50/50 between spoken video answers and 3 written answers. They were standard questions such as describe a time you dealt with a difficult situation. The technical questions (solely on your chosen field) are saved for the telephone interview. They also go through your CV during this time.

Interview Questions

The most unexpected question was probably describe a time you failed and how you would have dealt with the situation differently in hindsight. The reason this was so difficult was it caught me off guard. Not only do you have to have to come up with a time when you did not achieve what you set out to do, but also have to provide answers as to why you failed and that you have learnt from the mistake. This is an answer that may take a little preparation time as it can be difficult to come up with a solution on the spot.

Sample Answer