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About the company

Founded

1875

Founder

John Fairfield Dryden

Industry

Insurance and investment management

Stock listing

NYSE: PRU

Assets under management

$1.609 trillion as of December 31, 2025

PGIM assets under management

$1.466 trillion as of December 31, 2025

2025 net income

$3.576 billion

2025 adjusted operating income

$5.161 billion after tax

2025 capital returned

Nearly $3 billion

Prudential Financial is a United States-based financial services company founded in Newark in 1875. It offers life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds and investment management.

Its principal businesses include PGIM, its global investment management operation, alongside United States and international insurance businesses. Prudential operates across the United States, Asia, Europe and Latin America.

For 2025, Prudential reported $3.576 billion in net income attributable to the company, $5.161 billion in after-tax adjusted operating income and $1.609 trillion in assets under management.

Key People

Andrew Sullivan

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Yanela Frias

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Phil Waldeck

Executive Vice President and Head of U.S. Businesses

Jacques Chappuis

President and Chief Executive Officer of PGIM

Interview process at Prudential Financial

(1,867 candidate-shared Glassdoor interview experiences)

Interview experience

60.1% positive

Interview difficulty

2.72 out of 5

Interview process length

26 days on average

Overall experience

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Prudential Financial Interview Questions & Answers

Q: Design an API and explain why you chose that design.

A: Clarify the users and operations, define resources and contracts, then cover validation, authentication, errors, versioning and the tradeoffs behind your choices.

Answer by AI
  • Start with requirements.
  • Make the contract concrete.
  • Explain operational tradeoffs.

Q: Compare a stack with a queue.

A: Explain last-in-first-out versus first-in-first-out behavior, the core operations and the practical problems each structure fits best.

Answer by AI
  • Define both structures.
  • Give one use case for each.
  • State operation complexity.

Q: Explain object-oriented programming.

A: Describe encapsulation, abstraction, inheritance and polymorphism, then show how you used them without overcomplicating a real system.

Answer by AI
  • Use a small example.
  • Mention composition.
  • Connect design to maintainability.

Q: Which engineering track interests you most?

A: Name the track, connect it to projects you have completed and explain which Prudential technology problems you hope to learn from.

Answer by AI
  • Choose a clear direction.
  • Use evidence from projects.
  • Show curiosity and flexibility.

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Prudential Financial Salaries in the United States (Updated 2026)

Director

All experience levels

$186K-$272K per year

290 Salaries submitted

Financial Advisor

All experience levels

$98K-$178K per year

223 Salaries submitted

Vice President

All experience levels

$213K-$328K per year

178 Salaries submitted

Investment Analyst

All experience levels

$89K-$151K per year

164 Salaries submitted

Customer Service Representative

All experience levels

$41K-$55K per year

158 Salaries submitted

Manager

All experience levels

$121K-$184K per year

154 Salaries submitted

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Benefits

Medical, dental and vision coverage
Life and disability insurance
Long-term care insurance
Employee assistance and wellness resources
401(k) savings plan with company match
Cash balance retirement plan
Health and dependent care spending accounts
Child care, adoption and foster care support
Adult care and leave resources
Alternative work arrangements
Formal training and professional development
Tuition assistance

Latest News & Updates

July 9, 2026

Prudential schedules second-quarter 2026 earnings and strategy call

The company announced the timing for its second-quarter financial results and investor call.

#Earnings #Investors

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April 21, 2026

Prudential of Japan extends voluntary sales suspension

The Japan business extended its voluntary suspension of new policy sales by an additional 180 days.

#Japan #Insurance

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April 13, 2026

Prudential recommends rejecting Potemkin mini-tender offer

Prudential advised shareholders not to tender shares into an unsolicited below-market offer.

#Shareholders #Corporate

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March 10, 2026

Andrew Sullivan appointed chairman of Prudential Financial

The board added the chairman role to Sullivan's responsibilities as chief executive officer.

#Leadership #Governance

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February 3, 2026

Prudential announces full-year and fourth-quarter 2025 results

The company reported full-year net income, adjusted operating income and year-end assets under management.

#Earnings #FinancialResults

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Prudential Financial FAQ

Prudential was founded by John Fairfield Dryden in Newark in 1875.