I applied online. I interviewed at Standard Life plc (Edinburgh, Scotland) in Jul 2022
Interview
Interview by phone, new to me as I have never had a phone interview before. It was very informative and the positive from it was that my listening skills were good.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The question which threw me off balance was simply: 'Why pensions?'
No introduction to the question as one might expect, e.g. tell me about what excited you about this job?
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Standard Life plc (Edinburgh, Scotland) in Jul 2021
Interview
Structured well and was very attentive in the call whenever additional help was needed. Took a healthy amount of time in getting to know me and made to feel at ease right away.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Standard Life plc in Jul 2020
Interview
The interview process seemed far too complex for an entry level call centre role. They demand a lot of your time, a 1 hour phone interview and then, if successful, another 2 hours for a video call which included role play and a case study. I understand this would normally be done in person, so I praise them for their adaptability, however, personally it felt like even with my years of experience in customer service, no matter what examples of my work I gave, it wasn't enough to satisfy the requirements. There just seemed to be a lot of repetition in the interview process and a lot of the material seemed to bare very little relation to the job I was applying for. It seemed like the kind of interview you'd expect for an internal promotion or applying for a much higher graded job than the one I was actually interested in.
I understand they have high standards but the amount of work and time needed to prepare for this interview did not seem proportionate to the role or pay grade on offer.