Pros
I learned why I do NOT want to work for a company like this.
Cons
The small commercial underwritertrainee (CORE) position is meant to herd in a bunch of candidates and get rid of the ones they don’t like before the training is over. DO NOT sacrifice your current career or livelihood to apply for a position as a CORE class trainee. I was promised many things that never happened. My teacher was not committed to helping me succeed. I was promised one-on-one sessions, extra mentorship, extra practice, and never received any of it. There were times I would ask questions and send messages to chat with my teacher and she would never reply to me. She played favorites and it was obvious. I was set up for failure. I think they decided day one who they would put their effort into and who they wouldn’t. I don’t think they planned on keeping me the entire time. I was given vague robot-like corporate puppet answers. As if they were reading from a script. No follow through. No reasoning. They don’t care about you. You are a machine that produces revenue. If they don’t like you, you’re out the door. They won’t waste another minute. I would rather work somewhere where management cares about my success and my future just as much as I do. I wanted to succeed and they didn’t care if I was there or not.