Pacific Life Insurance Company Interview Questions

2 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (75%)

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.

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Interview Difficulty (21%)

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.

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% Interns - FT Offers (14%)

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 Pacific Life Insurance Company

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Year 2017
Job Title Intern
Group/Division N/A
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
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Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Management
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - Pacific Life Insurance Company Examples

Pacific Life Interview

Anonymous employee in Los Angeles
Interviewed: November 2017
Date Submitted: Aug 09, 2018
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Background Check
Interview
I was initially called for a phone interview with an HR rep, then after that I was invited for a group interview where I was interviewed with 4 other candidates and there were 12 analysts and associates.
Interview Questions
Easy Question:-
1) Tell us about yourself
2) Why pacific life?
3) A time when you worked in a team?
4) what are your strengths and weaknesses?
5) any interesting projects you have worked on?

Difficult questions:-
6) What is a duration of a bond?
7) Have you programmed with any projection software before? If yes how was your experience and tell us about the project
8) what programming languages have you worked with? describe some projects
9) how do you calculate the amount of amortization of a bond?
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Investment Management

Anonymous employee in Los Angeles
Interviewed: May 2014
Date Submitted: Feb 02, 2016
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Applied online and was asked to meet with the hiring manager after a phone interview with the HR lady.
Interview Questions
Questions were based on fit, behavioral questions.

The hiring manager asked about my background, why I studied my major in school, what extracurricular activities I did.

The hiring manager also asked about my leadership roles in school, so have that ready.

There was also an interview with the HR lady over the phone, that was about a week before the in person meeting. After, we had another interview at the office and it was just based on fit questions.

Just be yourself and show that you have a passion for finance.
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