MetLife, Inc. Interview Questions

22 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (92%)

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.

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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.

3.9
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  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (80%)

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.

2.6
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% Interns - FT Offers (84%)

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 MetLife, Inc.

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Experience
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Investment Analyst
Year 2022
Job Title Investment Analyst
Group/Division Alternative Investments
Location Whippany
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
N/A
Year 2022
Job Title N/A
Group/Division Fixed Income
Location Philadelphia
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Philadelphia
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
1st Year Analyst
Year 2022
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location Whippany
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Associate
Year 2022
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Real Estate
Location Washington, DC
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2019
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Trading
Location Whippany
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Real Estate
Location Whippany
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
Intern
Year 2019
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Research
Location Philadelphia
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2016
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2018
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Information Technology (IT)
Location Raleigh
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - MetLife, Inc. Examples

Investment Analyst Interview - Alternative Investments

Anonymous employee in Whippany
Interviewed: June 2022
Date Submitted: Oct 04, 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
Moved very quickly for the role I applied for. Fairly laid back typical interview process. Not too many technical questions, seemed like they just wanted to gauge my interest in investing.
Interview Questions
Nothing too difficult, questions asked around my background, typical interview stuff. Hardest question was biggest regret so far in career/education
Sample Answer

Summer Intern Interview - Fixed Income

Anonymous interview candidate in Philadelphia
Interviewed: December 2022
Date Submitted: Aug 09, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
Applied online through handshake, first round phone interview, then final round Superday. Behavioral based, not difficult whatsoever technically.
Interview Questions
Brain teasers
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Philadelphia
Interviewed: November 2021
Date Submitted: Dec 16, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Applied online in September, got notification of interview late october, then had first round in november, and final round end of november.
interviews were behavioral & brainteaser. Example questions - Tell me about a time when you failed, how many pennies does it take to fill the room
Interview was relatively easy and conversational
Interview Questions
brainteasers - lots of critical thinking. Ex - how many tennis balls fit in this room
Sample Answer

Investment Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Whippany
Interviewed: June 2022
Date Submitted: Aug 02, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The interview process was relatively standard, and very quick since for this position they were opportunistically filling a vacated spot. First step was screening call with one of the mid level investment professionals, with basic behavioral questions. Next steps were a few phone call interviews with some of the other members of the investment team. No hard technical skills were required, but they were looking for hard work, good attitude, and basic understanding of financial accounting and investment principles, for a job that was mostly going to be performance reporting for their fund investing.
Interview Questions
None of the questions were particularly unexpected. Mostly just gauging the work you did at past internships (or jobs), gauging basic excel skills (eg pivot tables), explaining the 3 financial statements.
Sample Answer

Associate Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous interview candidate in Washington, DC
Interviewed: January 2022
Date Submitted: Apr 07, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Other
Interview
Position was in their DC office on their real estate equity group. Seemed to click quite well with the MD who runs that region but unfortunately they went with an internal candidate. Generally speaking, didn't hit me with too many technical questions.
Interview Questions
None really, we mostly just talked about my background and current position etc.
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Intern Interview - Trading

Anonymous employee in Whippany
Interviewed: August 2019
Date Submitted: Sep 29, 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Drug Test
Background Check
Interview
Phone call with recruiter then after that another phone call with a senior manager within the division you applied to. After that, super day with 5 directors.
Interview Questions
Critical thinking (ie. Give me the angle between the long hand and short hand when it is at 3.15)
Sample Answer

Investment Summer Internship Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous employee in Whippany
Interviewed: November 2020
Date Submitted: Nov 13, 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
I contacted a friend at the company and he gave my resume to the HR staff at MetLife. I was contacted for an initial chat over the phone with 2 individuals for a phone screen. I then had an interview over Cisco Webex with someone from the department I was applying to. She asked simple behavioral questions and questions about my interest in real estate investing.
Interview Questions
The interviewer asked me about a challenge I faced where I was a leader and inspired change.
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Intern Interview - Investment Research

Anonymous employee in Philadelphia
Interviewed: November 2019
Date Submitted: Jul 27, 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
First round interview on campus - was the most technical interview; Super Day consisted of 2 back-to-back interviews in office and focused more on behavioral/market-related questions.
Interview Questions
Interview was for fixed income, so I got asked "what is bond convexity?"
Sample Answer

Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: March 2016
Date Submitted: Apr 02, 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Real estate interview asking standard technical questions such as calculating cash on cash / $100mm question.
Interview Questions
The most difficult questions as usual are personality based. Strengths and weaknesses etc. it is easy to memorize the correct answers to technical questions by doing lots and lots of reps but the personality questions are always something I struggled with. One hard question that I got asked at several firms is (and this is interesting being that I am younger) is what do you remember from the financial crisis and how would you carry those lessons forward today. I haven’t seen this question posted anywhere else.
Sample Answer

Technology Intern Interview - Information Technology (IT)

Anonymous interview candidate in Raleigh
Interviewed: October 2018
Date Submitted: Nov 15, 2018
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Applied through the on campus website and got a first round interview. The questions were all behavioral and situational. Very straightforward
Interview Questions
There was nothing that was particularly unexpected. The gentleman asked about my background and past experiences even though they were not particularly related to the position and then followed up with asking how I would react to different situations. Many of the questions were similar and had some overlap. A few were asked about how I would interact with group members in different scenarios or on different projects. Really nice guy, just looking for you to have a confident answer and hit some of the key concepts.
Sample Answer