I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Sun Life (Ottawa, ON) in Jan 2011
Interview
Submit resume, come in for a couple of interviews, one describes the job and process, there is a test that you have to take to see how suitable you would be for selling and this will determine how many pre-contract sales you would have to make and in what amount of time. Then you begin studying for the LLQP, pass it, then start your pre-contract sales which usually takes a couple of months, and then you are officially hired and finally get a pay check, fairly large (7-10K) and then you're on your own and it's usually down hill from there.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Make a list of 100 people you know and their phone numbers
Interview fairly easy. Easy to get in. The training is top notch and intense.
However you need to run like a business not a corporate job.
In terms of interview, as long as you have an ambition and know the sales game. You're in.
Process is fast and straight forward, but the hiring managers usually missed mentioning the part of how the pre-contract system works and you might not be eligible for the role if you don't sell a certain amount worth of product during the period.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What makes you want to work in this role? Past financial/sales experiences.
Pretty straight forward, sales and network questions, questions about competencies and previous experiences. Have behavioural and experiential questions prepared for and understand how you can leverage your network in the jobs operations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you let me know about a time where you faced an issue/ bottleneck with a client during a sales process and you overcame the situation