I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Progressive Insurance (Lafayette, LA) in Mar 2013
Interview
I saw the job ad on indeed.com, submitted my resume via their website. Within 2 days, I received a call stating that they would like me to online testing. I received the link within 1 day. The testing took less than an hour, not extremely difficult but need to have math skills. Then received a call that they wanted to do a phone interview. Scheduled the phone interview for a week later. That was there first available. Need to be prepared to answer behavioral type questions. At the end of the phone interview, I was told I passed and would receive a call to schedule an in person interview. Received call next day and scheduled in person interview for 2 days later. The in person interview went well. Both ladies were very friendly, but just seemed to be going thru the motions. I knew immediately that I would not get the job. Received a call 2 days later stating I did not receive the job because of the "pace of the environment" and other candidates had more customer service experience. I was not happy with that critique because we did not even discuss the "pace of the environment" in the interview, and I have customer service experience. Overall, everyone involved in this process was extremely nice, but I definitely got the feeling they had someone already picked out for the job before I even got there.
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Question 1
Describe a time when a customer did not take your advise on something that was in their best interest.
I interviewed at Progressive Insurance (Portland, OR)
Interview
3 interviews total, 1 recorded of yourself answering questions the have for you. 2nd is with someone and 3rd is also with a manager then talking about next steps. It was more intense than I thought.
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Question 1
Describe a time you had to discuss a difficult conversation with a customer
I applied online. I interviewed at Progressive Insurance
Interview
Very impersonal and did not get to speak to someone in person everything was video recorded. It took a long time for them to finally decline my video interview. That's it
I interviewed at Progressive Insurance (Modesto, CA)
Interview
Study the STAR method of interviewing and you will do great! Asking questions like “Tell me about a difficult time you had at work and how you handled it.” Answer all questions using the Star method
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Question 1
Tell me about a difficult time you had at work and how you handled it.