National Life Group Interview Questions
& Process

There were two interview rounds. The first was with the hiring manager, and the second involved meeting with four different stakeholders in person. Interestingly, the second round didn't include a meeting with the hiring manager, even though they work at that office. It became clear during two of the stakeholder interviews that the role's scope and responsibilities weren't clearly communicated beforehand, as one stakeholder admitted they weren't sure what the person in the role would actually be doing. Some questions asked didn't align with the job description. I didn't hear back after the second interview until I followed up weeks later. On a positive note, everyone I met was friendly, and I was treated to a free lunch.

I went through three rounds of interviews, and felt rushed to finish the third one. The first two interviews were pretty standard and went well. The person I spoke with for the third interview seemed to understand the role but wasn't the main stakeholder or my potential manager. Instead of asking typical interview questions, they commented that my resume seemed too remote-focused and stated they were more interested in 'company culture' than 'normal work questions,' giving me little opportunity to speak. I attempted to ask about their book club and other activities, but got minimal responses. Then, they offered unsolicited advice on finding jobs elsewhere in the area before ending the call. A week later, I was informed I wouldn't be moving forward, with the recruiter saying they had 'no feedback on why.' It felt a bit disrespectful and dismissive.

I had a phone interview scheduled, but the interviewer didn't call and ghosted me for three business days. Then, I got an email saying there was a mistake and they wanted to reschedule. An hour after setting a new time, I got another email saying the interviewer wanted to recall a message instead of directly asking me to schedule a new time. It was completely unprofessional. When I finally had the phone interview, the interviewer was incredibly unprepared, the system was down, and they hadn't looked at my resume.

I had a phone screening and then just a couple days later, I was invited to interview on-site. I've had a bunch of these super-days before, and NLG's was definitely the best. When I got to their headquarters in Montpellier, VT, everyone was super nice and my interview schedule was really well put together. I met people from different parts of the company, got to see the facility, and even had lunch with an employee. NLG really seems to focus on making sure interviewees have a good time, which I noticed right away. It also seemed like the interviewers genuinely enjoyed meeting potential hires, which made the whole thing even better.