I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Allstate
Accepted offer
Positive experience
Easy interview
Application
I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Allstate (Kingston, ON) in Feb 2016
Interview
Applied online, two days later got an e-mail to schedule a phone interview, after the phone screening I got asked to have an in person interview. Very casual basic sales related questions, situational questions, previous experience.
Also they make sure you know is a commissions based job and that they pretty much advance your commissions as a base salary but then its up to you meet sales targets and set your own limits.
Interview process was very informal due to being referred to the position by a current employee. My process was probably not the norm.
Informal first interview with agency manager, wait a week, formal interview with district manager, wait another week, job offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: how are you going to build your network of referrals?
Scheduled a phone interview with HR, and if you pass that you will go through a credit check. If you pass everything, HR will pass your information along to the branch manager who will then reach out to you.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to meet a sales quota.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Allstate (Edmonton, AB) in Sep 2017
Interview
1. Get called by HR staff
2. Arranged interview with the agency manager
3. Arranged interview with the area director
4. Got my offer!
No tricky questions, only regular hiring questions.
Such as, what is your greatest strength/weakness?
How did you handle a difficult customer?