Several standard Situation, Action, Results questions. This was a panel interview that took about one hour to complete. There was a lag of several months from submission to finally hearing back that they wanted to interview me. Then sometimes the wait is several weeks before hearing back foillowing the interview...if you hear anything at all.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a difficult situation and how you overcame it.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Centene (Saint Louis, MO) in Mar 2010
Interview
I attended a telephonic screening with VP of HR. This lasted about 40 minutes where I was provided details about my experience, background and reviewed my resume. The next week I was flown out for the day in St Louis to interview face to face with the SVP, Operations, the VP of HR and a VP of Claims. Each interview was about an hour. The HR and Claims VPs used an interview guide to ask me behavioral questions. The SVP shared with me about the company and I provided details about my experience and background. Everyone was very nice. The following week, I was asked to fly back out with my husband overnight to do a tour of the city with the a relocation specialist and to do another round of interviews with the remaining VPs (3 of them) the SVP of HR and lunch with the SVP of Operations. It was full day of interviews, each about an hour in length, reviewing similar behavioral questions from the interview guide and sharing my background. Overall, everyone was pleasant it was a strong leadership team, but not a difficult interview process, just tedious meeting with so many people. In addition, my interview itinerary changed and they continued to add people for me to meet with that day. I was flexible, but it puts you on edge.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
(Not difficult, but asked by every interviewer) What do you know about our company and why are you interested in working at Centene?