I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at James River Group (Richmond, VA) in Jul 2023
Interview
The process was lengthy. Professiional, Interactive. Very positive. I am impressed with the work-life balace and hybrid working, the office environment and the team approach. Met with several managers, including the team. We all went to lunch after the interview
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at James River Group (Richmond, VA) in Jan 2024
Interview
Screen with a recruiter. Interview with same recruiter. Interview with 2 managers/dept heads via Teams. Straight forward process. Good communication each step of the way. Organized, considerate, transparent staff. Pleased so far with info available.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What lines and industries do you have experience working with?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at James River Group (Richmond, VA) in Jul 2022
Interview
Applied online, then the recruiter sent me one of those personality quizzes to take. Be sure to Google "Personality Quiz Name" ideal answers for "your position" to find answers on how best to answer them.
Interview was a phone screening, then a panel interview with a few hiring managers. Figured I wasn't the one since they told me they'd let me know by the following week and I never received a follow up. Followed up 3 times with a hiring manager and each time they said they were still considering applicants.
I eventually told them I'd rescind my application as they were dragging their feet for 4 weeks, even though the hiring manager said that JRIC "isn't like other companies that drag their feet when it comes to denying or providing an offer." Yea right. Accepted another Underwriting offer that paid way above what the recruiter from James River said was allotted for this position. Seems true that JRIC underpays, then.
They didn't necessarily ghost me, but I know for a fact that if I didn't follow up they would not have reached back out to me. Do better, hiring managers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interview was sort of all over the place. One hiring manager said that the interview was going to be more conversational, with less interview styled questions. Then another asked (almost in a robotic manner) typical interview questions, eg tell me about yourself, your resume, STAR behavioral questions. Seemed like the hiring managers didn't really discuss how the interview format was supposed to be, as we went from conversational to interview questions to conversational.
An interesting one was "How would you Underwrite a Miami nightclub." That one was fun to answer at least.
Overall, I was not very satisfied with this interview process, and am glad I took a (higher paying) offer with one of their competitors that DIDN'T drag their feet.
Underwriter applicants have rated the interview process at James River Group with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Underwriter roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at James River Group overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at James River Group as a Underwriter according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 18%
Skills test: 18%
One on one interview: 18%
Background check: 18%
Personality test: 12%
Phone interview: 12%
Presentation: 6%
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