National Income Life Interview Questions
& Process

As a candidate, you'll need to show your skills, experience, and how excited you are about the job. Get ready to talk about your background, what you're good at, what you struggle with, and how you handle tough situations. It's also super important to ask good questions about the company, the team, and the job itself to show you're really interested. Be confident but be yourself, and use this chance to figure out if the company and the role are a good fit for what you want.

The interview process for this role was quite misleading. It started with a one-on-one in-person meeting where they seemed to think I was a good fit. Then, it moved to what they called 'interview: round 2,' which was actually a group meeting in a business room with other candidates. A person came in, talked about the company's history, and then went into job specifics, trying to convince us how much we needed them. It turned out to be a door-to-door sales job, which wasn't what I applied for. Training was described as about 12 hours on the first day, followed by extensive work weeks. They mentioned that visits to sell insurance could go as late as 9 pm, which I found odd. A key detail not on the job posting was the requirement for an insurance sales certification, which costs about $300 for a one-week course. They expect you to be certified and financially able to pay for it if offered the job. Pay is strictly commission-based, earned by convincing others to invest. During this presentation, we had to take notes and sign forms. The atmosphere felt off, with people seeming like 'robots.' I even suspected actors might have been present. The building and location also seemed suspicious. I felt mentally violated and don't trust them.

I applied for a job through a popular classifieds site on Saturday. By Monday morning, I got a generic email asking me to come in for an interview, but they didn't even say the company name. They just gave me two websites to check out: nilife & torchmarkcorp. The first site helped me figure out the company name and what they do. They told me to come to 3050 Whitestone Expressway Suite 201 in Flushing, Queens, at 10 am on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. What's weird is that they didn't give me a contact person, and all communication was through anonymous emails from the classifieds site. They only confirmed my interview for Thursday morning on Wednesday at 6 pm, after I had to chase them multiple times! I'm not really into planning a 90-minute trip with such little notice. This company already made a bad impression. The location felt sketchy, like it was in the middle of nowhere, next to the highway and a shopping center, in a big office building. What really freaked me out was when I Googled the address – it showed a different company name, and the top search result was for consumer affairs with tons of complaints against this company! That's when I knew it was a scam. If you enjoy wasting your time, go for it. But I'm too smart for that. Stay away.

About 10 people were interviewed together. Some left when they realized it wasn't a management or customer service role, probably because they didn't research the company. We filled out a questionnaire with our basic info and questions about our competitive spirit and best traits. Then there was a quick 2-minute one-on-one to review our questionnaires and resumes. Everyone who stayed got invited to an hour-long sales pitch where the company was explained in detail. Before the pitch, we were seated and given another, longer questionnaire. After the pitch, a final questionnaire was handed out, which we had to fill out and return if we wanted to be considered for the last round. About 75% of us returned it. We were called back within a few hours to set up the final interview and were told to bring our ID and SS card.