Munich Re Actuarial Analyst Interview Questions
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A headhunter reached out to me for this role. It was a total of 4 rounds. The first two rounds, with the Talent Acquisition Lead and the hiring manager respectively, happened back-to-back on the same day. Then, the next two rounds, with a senior actuary from the team and then a senior actuary and a manager from other teams simultaneously, also happened back-to-back on another day. I got the offer about a week after finishing all the interviews, and I accepted it.

First, we'll do a resume deep dive where we'll talk about your past experiences and the technical skills you've picked up. Then, you'll be quizzed on machine learning, statistical modelling, and software engineering. The interviewers are pretty thorough with their questions and will also offer some good insights when you ask them stuff. It's a great learning opportunity no matter how it turns out, though it might differ a bit depending on the team.

So I went to this Graduate Actuarial Analyst assessment centre in London back in November 2024, and honestly, it was a terrible experience. The whole day was basically a timed group case study, which was the only thing that actually counted, plus a casual Q&A with some employees and another group activity. It felt like a total waste of time and totally disrespectful to us candidates. It really seemed like they had already decided who they wanted before the day even started. During the group case study, the people watching were only taking notes on some of us, and completely ignored others, including me. The Q&A part was also a letdown. Most of the employees there had only been with the company for like two months and couldn't even answer simple questions, which made the whole session pretty useless. The other group task was to build a tower using spaghetti and marshmallows. That felt kind of insulting and definitely not something for people interviewing for a serious city job – more like for little kids. To top it all off, I got an automated rejection email on a Saturday afternoon from a third-party service, and I almost missed it because it went to my junk folder. No feedback at all, which makes sense since they barely took any notes. On top of that, it took them over a month and a lot of chasing via emails and calls just to get my travel expenses back. It was super unprofessional, rude, and just plain disrespectful. Anyone thinking of applying should really reconsider. They clearly don't care about our time, our effort, or our dignity as candidates. Seriously the worst recruitment process I've been through.