It was behavioral. They asked questions to make sure you knew about the company. It is a large company by revenue, but it has an unknown name. Additionally, they want to hear about local roots. Most of the people that work at the HQ grew up in St. Louis
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Centene in Dec 2024
Interview
Three rounds - hr, hiring manager, panel. Open conversations, no dumb skills tests aka free work, very transparent on job requirements and expectations. Some confusion on timing of responses post calls, but HR contacts were extremely helpful throughout the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why centene. Always an annoying question because the real answer is "I just want a job somewhere"
Recruiter reached out at 6 pm asking if I was available early the next day for a 15 min screening. I replied I was not and asked for alternate times and didn't receive a response. Followed up a few days later and received a response & scheduled a time, this time saying it's a 10 minute call. Day off, recruiter calls 10 minutes before scheduled time and it was evident it was the first time she'd looked at my resume in that moment based on the questions she asked. She cut me off mid going into my background and said my experience didn't fit and that was it. The call lasted 4 minutes. Didn't even get to hear more about the company, the role itself, etc. It honestly just felt like a waste of time and more so like the recruiter just scheduled personal time to look at my resume in those moments and I just happened to be there.