My particular experience with Geico was not a good one. For starters, it was the most extensive hiring process/background search for a job that I've ever had. That said, it's quite disappointing that I was lied to about what the job entailed.
The two month training seemed more like boot camp. During training we were paid for three hours of overtime per day. Sounds great right? That's until you realize you will need to study at least double that to pass the tests. In my case I was studying an additional 8 hrs per day, and 20 hours over the weekend. It's already a stressful situation, but many of the instructors would add more stress with comments like this:
"You don't want to have to go back to your family and tell them you couldn't cut it here do you?"
When I took the job, I was never told the conditional nature of the training period. Had I been told the failure rate (half the people in my class didn't make it), it would have never been worth my time for the $$$ they pay.
If you have a top notch ability to memorize large amounts of info, or you have any experience with cars you'll be fine. Everyone else, it will most likely be a struggle. If you have other options, I'd say its not worth it.
