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Future Leaders at Hanover Insurance

No Offer – Reviewed Apr 11, 2013

Interview Details – I attended their Future Leaders Program externship day and I applied by sending my resume and cover letter directly to the hiring manager. First interview was over the phone and was consisted of general behavioral questions. Then moved on to fill out a complicated online form detailing work experience for the past 12 years as well as a very easy math aptitude test. After completing this stage, I was informed by email a day later that I would not be moving on.

Interview Question – What is the hardest decision you have ever had to make?   Answer Question

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Attorney at Hanover Insurance

No Offer – Reviewed Apr 3, 2013

Interview Details – Interviewed with a manager in my city, then flew to Chicago to meet additional people.

Interview Question – Behavioral questions.   Answer Question

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Commercial Lines Underwriter at Hanover Insurance

Declined Offer – Reviewed Mar 26, 2013

Interview Details – Went well. Most important aspects are relationships and ability to market. Risk appetite is limited and they use ISO forms.

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FLIP at Hanover Insurance

No Offer – Reviewed Mar 16, 2013

Interview Details – I applied online and was contacted by HR two week later. Then I went through the phone interview which was followed by 4 back-to-back interviews on site with both HR and lead actuaries.

Interview Question – Name a time when you made a mistake and had to take responsibility for that mistake.   Answer Question

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Future Leaders at Hanover Insurance

No Offer – Interviewed in East Lansing, MI Oct 2012 – Reviewed Feb 20, 2013

Interview Details – Got the interview through campus recruiters and my university careers website. On- campus interview period consisted of a pre-assesment that you took on one of their laptops, consisting of relatively simple mathematics, statistics, and general business questions. Then a 30 minute interview with one person followed by a 30 minute interview with someone else. One interview was pleasant, typical questions about you, talking through your resume, and why you want to work for the Hanover. The other interview was much more difficult asking things such as when you changed a current process for the better or a time you challenged the status quo, to name a few off the top of my head.

Interview Question – Name a time you challenged the status quo.   Answer Question

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Insurance Service Professional at Hanover Insurance

No Offer – Reviewed Jan 16, 2013

Interview Details – Spoke with an HR rep through a virtual career fair and submitted an app online. Received a call about two months later to schedule a phone interview, which lasted about 15 minutes and consisted of questions about my work experience, skill set, etc. Received email for in person interview with two team members.

Interview Question – What do you believe will be the biggest challenges of this position?   Answer Question

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Buyer at Hanover Insurance

No Offer – Interviewed in Worcester, MA – Reviewed Sep 12, 2012

Interview Details – Submitted resume online. Received a call from HR and then had phone interview. Phone interview was about twenty minutes long and consisted of basic questions regarding work history, current skills, etc. Then received an email with date and time for an in person interview with two team members and HR.

Interview Question – Do you have a car? Also asked what type of environment or team you prefer to work in. Nothing too off the wall.   Answer Question

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Insurance Service Professional at Hanover Insurance

Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Worcester, MA Jul 2010 – Reviewed Jun 4, 2012

Interview Details – You will have a phone interview where they will ask you basic questions...what is your experience? What are your strengths and weaknesses? It will be someone from Human Resources and overall, it will just be more analyzing what you are willing to do...would you feel comfortable in sales? It is very casual. If they like you, you will go in a for a round of interviews with 4 different people. It is pretty rough at points. Some will ask you scenarios where you have sold products and how you did it. For example: My friend who worked at a department store had to describe selling paint and how she went about convincing the person to get it.

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  • What is something that has challenged your ethical beliefs?   Answer Question
  • Give me an example of when you sold something and how you positioned it   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – I didn't negotiate. They just offered me pay based on experience.

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Actuarial Trainee at Hanover Insurance

No Offer – Interviewed in Worcester, MA Jan 2012 – Reviewed May 11, 2012

Interview Details – Met with 8 people there. All nice guys. Mostly behavior questions and questions about experience on my resume.

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Auto Adjuster and Med Pay at Hanover Insurance

No Offer – Interviewed in Itasca, IL Mar 2012 – Reviewed Apr 16, 2012

Interview Details – Interviewed with two Managers and they were inpressed with my qualifications.
On the 2nd day the person I met with wasn't impressed with my answers concerning whether I had issued payment check and whether I had taken the final decision in accept and denying liability

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What are your weakness?
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