The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SBLI USA (Woburn, MA)
Interview
I met with 7 people - the entire Actuarial Dept. All went well with the first 6, who would include peers and upper mgmt to the position. 2 of them even said I appeared to be qualified and acted as if I had a good chance of getting the job. Then I was brought into the woman who would be my boss and she took one look at me, and got a nasty look on her face... puzzled, I continued to be pleasant and answer her few questions. (And yes I was appropriately dressed up). She barely asked me anything and within a few minutes the interview was over. I’m not sure what her problem was but I suspect age discrimination (I’m in my 50’s).... not that there aren’t other qualified applicants or they have to hire me but her almost immediate dismissal of me makes me curious?? Too bad as the others seemed pleasant.
To Employers reading this: please don’t try to rectify this by telling your hiring managers to interview older people longer so they don’t appear to be discriminative..... please do make sure that the people who represent your company and hire personnel are only in those positions when they treat all people the same regardless of their age, weight, sex, color or country of origin.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your experience with Excel Pivot Tables? Typical questions really.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at SBLI USA (San Juan, PR) in Feb 2012
Interview
Very professional and provide insights on job, duties, responsibilities and benefits for employees. Location and benefits for employee and spouse were also provided.Interviews were in Puerto Rico and at the Chicago, Illinois office.
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at SBLI USA (Newark, NJ) in Oct 2012
Interview
Interviewed with 2 people in the same day. First person was the human resource person. Next person was the hiring manager of that department. It was a Short interview. Didn't ask too many questions.
