I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Allstate in Aug 2014
Interview
Initially contacted by their HR personnel and requested to provide certain info online. Allstate followed up with an email requesting interview availability and another asking to confirm interview time. Interviewed by three managers. Mostly conversational, with only a few "pressure" questions (which are asked of all candidates). Lasted just under an hour.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Specific example of when you were on a team and how you contributed?
A time when you have had conflict at work- how you resolved and what you may do differently?
Where do you see yourself in five years?
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Allstate (Chicago, IL) in Feb 2014
Interview
Approximately a week and a half after applying online, I received an email asking me to provide my availability for a phone interview. The phone interview lasted around 30 minutes and was conducted by HR. It was a typical pre-screen phone interview and merely a screening process. After that I set up an in person interview, which was set to last 30 minutes. The interview ended up taking an hour. I was interviewed by two individuals in the Chicago legal department, both of whom were really nice. They said they had some formal questions to ask me, and apologized for having to read off of a script. I apparently answered many of their "must-ask" questions in one answer, so after that we had more of a conversation about the position and my background. The interview was typical of ones I've had in the past. They asked questions such as "tell me about your background," and "what's one employment situation you were in where you had a conflict and how did you solve it?" There was no unexpected questions. I thought the interview went great. I followed up with thank you notes and heard nothing a week after so I emailed HR asking for a timeline and she didn't know when I would find out. I followed up a week after that with the people I interviewed with and HR and got no response. Over a month passed before I received any word, and simply got the generic "thanks for applying this position was filled or our hiring needs changed" letter that people who didn't even get an interview got. I was very disappointed in the company's post-interview conduct. I shouldn't have to wait over a month to hear ANYTHING, despite numerous follow-up attempts.
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