I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at The Hartford (Charlotte, NC) in Apr 2018
Interview
I was referred by a current employee at this company for a trainee position. I had to take one of those personality assessment questionnaires that take forever to do and that was honestly kind of a pain in the butt to do. About 2 weeks later, I got an email from a talent acquisition person asking to set up a time for a phone interview. The phone interview was later that week and was about 25 minutes long. I had prepared all week for the interview but he threw me some curveballs. This is an entry-level position meant for college graduates but he was asking me questions that you would ask someone applying for a senior position. He said the next step in the hiring process would be a series of 2 interviews in front of a total of 4 managers. To me it seems like an overly rigorous hiring process for a trainee position. Anyways, about a week and a half after the phone interview, I got an automated rejection email.
I had a chat with someone on the recruiting team. Didn't ask anything surprising. They briefly explained the role and handed it to me to ask the questions and lead from there.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Hartford
What do you know about the company
What do you want to be an underwriter
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at The Hartford (Charlotte, NC) in Apr 2019
Interview
Had a recruiter contact me after my resume was passed on to him. He gave me instructions to review and sign an application through The Hartford's Taleo website, asked me to take an online personality/math combo assessment, and scheduled a formal phone interview with me. The assessment was easy and I had my phone interview about a week after our initial contact.
The phone interview felt more like a screening than an interview. The questions were generic (why do you want to work here, tell me about a time you implemented change in your current organization, what is an area your current boss would say you have room for improvement, etc) and lasted about 30 minutes. Within an hour of my phone interview, I was invited via email for a series of in-person panel interviews. The interviews were scheduled for the following week.
My recruiter called and prepped me for the panel interviews, and recommended a "story telling" approach to answering the interview questions (basically the STAR method). I showed up about 5-10 minutes early, was taken back to the interview room on time, and had two 45 minute panel interviews with 3 people per panel. The panels consisted of underwriters and individuals who had either a managing or directing role in underwriting. Questions were more focused, with a greater emphasis on previous work experience. Panel members based their questions off my responses, and were willing to ask for clarification if needed. The interviews were formal, but still felt like a conversation. There was a time for me to ask questions at the end (I had questions written down ahead of time that I asked) and then I was walked out of the office by one of the interviewers.
My recruiter called the day after my interview with a verbal offer, which I accepted. They then conducted a background check (which took a little over a week) and sent me an email after it cleared. A week after that, I was sent a formal offer letter with new employee information.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Tell us about a time you had goals set for you by your current company and how you went about achieving them