Equitable Holdings (formerly AXA Equitable until 2020) is a life-insurance, annuity and wealth-management holding company that owns roughly 60% of AllianceBernstein. First-hand accounts on Wall Street Oasis describe a fairly classic US on-campus / super-day funnel for its actuarial, analytics and LDP tracks: HR resume screen or referral, then a phone or Skype screen, then a multi-round super-day on site with a mix of program alumni, hiring-manager VPs and a senior VP. Content is largely fit and background driven, with light technical probes (probability brain teasers for actuarial, VBA / SQL awareness for analytics, general behavioral for LDP).
These 6 writeups cover actuarial, analytics, financial advisor and other roles, US only (NY / campus). All of them were posted under a forum handle, so we could not verify the authors’ identities.
Internship. 3 rounds. Shared by anonymous on wso, 2011-10-01
1Campus presentation + resume dropPresentationCompany gave a recruiting presentation on campus. Candidate spoke with reps and dropped a resume, which triggered a follow-up call weeks later.Covered: Resume deep-dive, Domain knowledge
2Background / fit questionnairePhone screenHR follow-up over the phone asked about experiences and transcript and had the candidate complete a written form on why they wanted to be an actuary.Covered: Resume deep-dive, Behavioral
3Super-day on siteAssessment centreFull-day event on site with breakfast plus three back-to-back forty-minute technical interviews with actuarial-development-program employees, then a VP, then a senior VP.Covered: Behavioral, Probability, Domain knowledge
Actuarial Intern
Received an offer
Internship. 2 rounds. Shared by anonymous on wso, 2013-11-01
1University career-site application + HR outreachPhone screenApplied through the school career site. HR reached out to invite the candidate to a super day.Covered: Resume deep-dive
2Super-day (three interviews)Assessment centreTwo one-on-one interviews and one two-on-one interview, mostly with actuarial-development-program members. Very light on technical questions apart from occasional probability brain teasers.Covered: Behavioral, Probability, Puzzles
1Online applicationPhone screenApplied online. A recruiter followed up with a phone interview calibrated to a recent-grad level of experience.Covered: Resume deep-dive, Behavioral
2On-site finalFinalCandidates who cleared the phone screen were brought in for a face-to-face interview.Covered: Behavioral, Domain knowledge
1Referral-driven HR Skype screenPhone screenApplied online after an employee referral. First round was a Skype call with HR.Covered: Behavioral, Resume deep-dive
2Second HR interviewPhone screenA second conversation with HR before being handed off to the hiring team.Covered: Behavioral
3Team panel (two back-to-back)PanelTwo back-to-back interviews with senior employees on the analytics team the intern would sit on.Covered: Past projects, Domain knowledge
Leadership Development Program
Not selected
New grad. 3 rounds. Shared by anonymous on wso, 2019-09-01
1Alumni call screenPhone screenA former LDP participant called to run through general background and motivation questions.Covered: Behavioral, Resume deep-dive
2On-campus paired interviewPanelCombined interview with an HR partner and a senior VP conducted on campus.Covered: Behavioral, STAR stories
3Summer dayAssessment centreFinal round is an on-site day event for shortlisted LDP finalists.Covered: Behavioral, Domain knowledge
Summer Analyst
Received an offer
Internship. 3 rounds. Shared by anonymous on wso, 2011-02-01
1Online application + phone screenPhone screenApplied online, first pass was a phone interview from HR.Covered: Behavioral, Resume deep-dive
2Three sequential team phone callsPhone screenThree additional phone conversations with prospective teammates plus one with HR. Questions were overwhelmingly fit / behavioral.Covered: Behavioral, STAR stories
3Light VBA checkTechnicalThe only technical probe was a binary yes-or-no check on whether the candidate knew VBA.Covered: Excel modeling
Equitable Holdings (formerly AXA Equitable until 2020) is a life-insurance, annuity and wealth-management holding company that owns roughly 60% of AllianceBernstein. First-hand accounts on Wall Street Oasis describe a fairly classic US on-campus / super-day funnel for its actuarial, analytics and LDP tracks: HR resume screen or referral, then a phone or Skype screen, then a multi-round super-day on site with a mix of program alumni, hiring-manager VPs and a senior VP. Content is largely fit and background driven, with light technical probes (probability brain teasers for actuarial, VBA / SQL awareness for analytics, general behavioral for LDP).
What topics does Equitable test in interviews?
Commonly reported topics include Behavioral, STAR stories, Resume deep-dive, Past projects, Probability, Excel modeling.
These guides summarize public, first-hand interview experiences shared by candidates. They describe the shape of each loop and the topics that came up, not a leaked question bank, and every experience links back to its original source. Processes change often. Treat this as directional prep, not a script.
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