I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Gallagher (Chicago, IL) in Apr 2017
Interview
15 minute Phone Interview with a manager in the department I was interested in. The initial part of the interview was spent just getting to know each other and establishing a rapport. I provided the recruiter with my contact information and we agreed on the call time prior to the interview. Connection was good, I recommend making sure you take the call in a place with good reception service.
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The focus of my phone interview was around college technical experience and why you are interested in corporate finance. It is also a good idea to do a little preliminary research on the company and department you are interested in In addition there was a heavy focus on my resume. I highly recommend obviously being truthful on your resume, but also being able to expound on all points in your resume. The interview was personal and more like a casual conversation that being said preparation is imperative and treat the phone interview just as importantly as you would an in person interview.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Gallagher (Leeds) in Aug 2016
Interview
One on one interview with the team leader and a member of the team, very friendly and made me feel really comfortable. The questions were easy and they explained the role and about the company.
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A list of questions and you score points depending how good your answers were
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Gallagher in Jan 2018
Interview
First interview: Phone call with recruiter, they describe the role and opportunity and do 90% of the talking.
Second: Second call with recruiter, they review your resume and ask questions about past performance. You do majority of speaking as candidate. Have stories to tell about key wins to date, makes this call a breeze.
Third: Phone interview with hiring manager (area president). Looking to make sure you have the history of performance in a sales role worthy of the in person interview. Will ask about individual contributions as well as team selling. Opportunity to ask questions back and forth. You will do 70% of talking if asking appropriate questions. Highly recommend you review the last earnings call/press release before this call to demonstrate that you understand recent happenings in their company and can ask questions about them.
**personality quiz between interviews**
4th interview: in-person peer interview with future teammates to make sure it is a good cultural fit. Area President will be present when you arrive to meet you but will not be in the meetings with peers. Be excited/energetic but not over the top if it's not your personality. Ask a lot about them and have succinct stories to tell about yourself to common questions. They won't know anything about you other than that you are a serious candidate as many people don't get this far.
5th interview: Interview with Regional Manager (area president's boss). Likely a phone interview unless a slow time of year. This can be hardest but is often just to 'check a box' if the Area President and team really like you. Hyper prepare for this one with stories and wins to review and you are likely to get an offer.
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Where/how have you generated business in the past?