Prudential Interview Questions

96 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (94%)

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.

3.8
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  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (87%)

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.

2.7
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% 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 Prudential

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Year 2015
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Fixed Income
Location Newark
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Difficulty
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Intern
Year 2015
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investments
Location Los Angeles
Experience
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Difficulty
Easy
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Year 2014
Job Title Intern
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Location Hong Kong
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Year 2014
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Location Newark
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Year 2015
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Fixed Income
Location Newark
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Difficult
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Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Capital Markets
Location Newark
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Job Title
Group/Division Sales
Location Wauwatosa
Experience
Positive
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1st Year Analyst
Year 2015
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Research
Location London
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Jersey City
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
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Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Scranton
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Prudential Examples

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2024
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Background Check
Interview
Had an online interview, walk me through how you do on a team, why are you interested in Prudential, how are you going to make the most of your experience.
Interview Questions
The fact that it was mostly behavioral, and the "Why Prudential specifically?"

Finance Intern Interview - Corporate Finance

Anonymous employee in Newark
Interviewed: September 2024
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Drug Test
Background Check
Interview
Applied to position in early August and got hirevue within weeks of applying. Then got email for second/final round interview at the end of September. Got an offer exactly a week after the final round interview. Interviews were all behavioral and were very conversational.
Interview Questions
Explain your experience with conflicting priorities and how you solve them.

Externship Interview - Fixed Income

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2024
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Interview
Received a HireVue a couple weeks after applying, never got a response back. Questions were very easy, all behavioral: What is your greatest work related accomplishment
Interview Questions
What characteristics makes a good portfolio manager

Financial Planner Intern Interview - Retail Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in
Interviewed: May 2022
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Ask regarding motivations, how to close a sales transaction, what is the most important when meeting up with a potential client, what is framework when assessing a client's net worth
Interview Questions
Tactical Asset Allocation, hard to answer given a lack of background of the client and their liabilities

Wealth Management Intern Interview - Wealth Management

Anonymous employee in Honolulu
Interviewed: June 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
In-person
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
I actually cold called the firm out of Kansas, they liked my personality, and invited me out to interview. I flew to their office, interviewed, and was working the next day.
Interview Questions
What did you like most about working at my prior firm? In this case it was MS

Summer Investment Analyst- Private Capital Interview - Investments

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: September 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Other
Interview
First Round Hirevue- Questions pertained to why I was interested in finance, investing, and a specific industry/company I believed had foreseeable growth in the near future
Second Round- Online interview with analyst of Private Capital team. More focused on my background and resume, but still a bit technical (basic accounting, modeling, etc.)
Interview Questions
Asking about an industry/company I thought had growth. Unexpected for a hirevue and can be challenging for some if they do not pay attention to the market or specific industries. I prepared for the technical questions by making sure I knew certain principles (accounting, EV, DFC, Equity vs. Debt, etc.)

Summer Intern 2023 Interview - Risk Management

Anonymous interview candidate in Newark
Interviewed: January 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Other
Interview
It was a hirevue interview that consisted of 3 questions. They were your general behavioral questions that you would expect at other interviews, though one was more Prudential specific.
Interview Questions
Tell me about a time that you had a conflict in a team setting? What motivated you to solve the issue and how did you do it?

PGIM CIO 2023 Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Management

Anonymous interview candidate in Newark
Interviewed: August 2022
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Initial interview consisted of online screening process with classic behavioral questions such as "describe a time when you disagreed with a colleague" followed by an additional interview with someone within the CIO of PGIM.
Interview Questions
Math exam, If you could pick one item from each of the three financial statements, what would they be and why?, Why PGIM?

Intern Interview - Operations

Anonymous employee in Newark
Interviewed: April 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Drug Test
Background Check
Other
Interview
hirevue about interests and teams, two back to interviews for superday about baseline operational knowledge
Interview Questions
Tell me about AI

Investment real estate Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: November 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
First I applied on prudentials website. Next i got a hirevue and a 1-1 interview went pretty well lots of technicals.
Interview Questions
The most difficult question was where do you see yourself faulting in the next few years.
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