I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co. (Columbia, SC) in Jun 2011
Interview
Requires ability to obtain life and health insurance license. Because it is commission only position, anyone with an interest is hired. Interviews are with Territory Recruiter or Sales Manager. A professional business appearance is necessary. Tell me about yourself. What are your strengths and weaknesses. Do you have reliable transportation? Are you willing to travel? Are you able to work on your own? How do you feel about making cold-calls? Phone calls?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you feel about working for commission only? Are you financially able to do so until while you are building your relationships and acquiring accounts? Do you have existing relationships with life and brokers and/or business owners?
I interviewed at Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co. (Portsmouth, VA)
Interview
Easy going and seeing who you are as a person. Not many difficult questions asked and more focused on your goals and aspirations. Met with DM and ADM each for online interviews.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co. in Jun 2023
Interview
I was smooth and very straightforward questions. The decline since it is a comisión base salary. This is a job to an extrovert individual who is willing to pursue people.
I interviewed at Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co. (Richmond, VA) in Feb 2023
Interview
They ask you about yourself, if you have sales experience, etc. They want to know that you have a sales like personality and if you'd fit well into whichever district you live in.
Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co. interviews FAQs
Sales Representative applicants have rated the interview process at Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co. with 1.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 46% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Representative roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 26 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co. overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co. as a Sales Representative according to 26 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 28%
Phone interview: 16%
Background check: 12%
Presentation: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
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