I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Aetna (Middletown, CT) in Feb 2008
Interview
I was referred to Aetna by a friend. I was initially contacted by one of the executive assistants and scheduled the interview with her. On the first day of interviews I had 2 panel interviews, each one with 2 Underwriting Managers/Unit Leads. They asked a lot of situational questions like "Tell us about a time you made a mistake. What did you do and how did you handle it". They also asked a few math questions consisting of percentage calculations. These shouldn't be very hard if you have an acumen for math. Some of the managers were very easy to converse with while others held their statuesque poker faces but don't let those guys psych you out. About a month or so later I got a call from the same executive assistant to schedule another interview date. It was all the same process but just with different managers.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Aetna (Hartford, CT)
Interview
Two rounds of interviews at their offices and then a phone call one week later. I was interviewed by two employees directly across from me and then one on a conference call.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the pros and cons of being competitive and are you?
I applied through other source. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Aetna
Interview
I was referred and received a call asking if I could go in for an in-person interview. I said sure. After the in-person interview I was told I'd be called in for a second round interview if chosen. The second round was skipped and I was offered a job less than a week later.
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Aetna
Interview
Consisted of multiple, typical phone interviews followed by an Excel document with multiple basic health insurance (premium) questions. About four months later, I was invited for an onsite interview with a senior executive then another with two underwriters. I was asked several math and health insurance questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is 17% of 950? Would it be better to have more or less people on a group health plan and why?