I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Progressive Insurance (Cleveland, OH) in Jul 2018
Interview
Phone interview, primarily informational and review of resume. On site interview based on targeted selection question format. Both interviews also had elements of job description. Targeted selection questions based upon job description.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time when you had to negotiate with a customer to make a sale
I interviewed at Progressive Insurance (Pottsville, PA)
Interview
Very very difficult. They are vey exacting you must know all of your info and be very direct. The process is very short and brief so if you make a mistake your out.
First interview invitation is pre-recorded questions and you record your answers in the STAR format. I suggest researching STAR and jotting down some prior scenarios about overcoming difficulties, etc. before starting the interview to be better prepared
Longest process I’ve gone through but they only hire 2% of applicants! It took 4 months to get to my official start date. 3 interviews, which were a little intense but it’s smooth sailing from there
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A lot of scenarios they use the STAR process I believe but if you’re a good sales person and have experience the answers will come naturally
Sales applicants have rated the interview process at Progressive Insurance with 3.2 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 60.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 17 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Progressive Insurance overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Progressive Insurance as a Sales according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 17%
Presentation: 12%
Background check: 12%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Personality test: 10%
Drug test: 10%
Skills test: 7%
Other: 2%
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