John Hancock Financial Services Interview Questions & Reviews in Boston, MA Area
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Updated May 8, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Marketing Manager at John Hancock Financial Services
Posted May 8, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed May 2011 in Boston, MA (took 2 months)
Phone interview, followed by 5 interviews one day, 2 interviews with senior management second round (both rounds at main office in South Boston). Declined offer due to formal dress code, longer hours (8-5 with expectations to come in early), inconvenient location, no support for occasional work from home, and pay offered was same as my current job, which doesn't have these drawbacks. Interviews went well, and everyone I met with was friendly and professional; however, I felt the company culture and policies as a whole were not very progressive, and decided that I was not interested in working for the company in any position.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Actuarial Intern at John Hancock Financial Services
Posted Apr 5, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 in Boston, MA (took a day)
No surprise questions, very basic interview. 3 45 minute interviews, 1 with someone from HR, 2 with current full time actuaries. Two weeks later I heard back from them.
I would prepare the basic questions (strengths weaknesses etc) brush up on your technical knowledge, and be friendly!
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No real negotiation, gave me 1 day to accept or decline offer.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Associate at John Hancock Financial Services
Posted Jan 11, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in Boston, MA (took 4 weeks)
Interview process was very different from what I had experienced previously. In the first round, I met with 5 directors in a 1.5 hour interview, where all of them sat and asked me questions altogether. Then for the second round, I met 5 analyst (junior folks!) for a 1.5 hour interview (same format). The interview questions were mostly behavioral (some were technical). Interviewers were very pleasant and patient and gave me a good overview of the company and the job.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Director Level at John Hancock Financial Services
Posted Nov 9, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Boston, MA (took 4 days)
Phone interview, followed by 3 separate onsite visits including meetings with direct manager, a senior manager, 2 peripheral people[, then with 3 potential coworkers. Went really well until final interview. It was clear that one of the coworkers had a hidden agenda. The questions from that individual were geared toward the negative. After the many hours I spent interviewing, I did not hear back from HR. I finally called them after 2 weeks and was told they hired internally. The reason given was that I did not have specific experience in one area that NEVER CAME UP and was not included in the job description. I felt the HR person was embarrassed when he told me about the decision. I was very disappointed and felt that if the plan was to hire internally, it should have been made clear to me. Given the number of people I spoke with, I really should have received better feedback and a more immediate response to my application.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Compliance Analyst at John Hancock Financial Services
Posted Nov 7, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 in Boston, MA (took 3 days)
Was a real pain in the behind. When the HR rep first called and asked if I had time to do a phone interview right then, I explained that I had to go pick up my child at school to which he acted put off, like I'm supposed to drop everything to talk to him. After conducting the phone interview, was asked to come in and speak to three managers, who all asked the same thing over and over, typical questions about career goals and why I applied to the position. Was called in for a second interview which seemed completely pointless. The HR rep went over all the job responsibilities that were already outlined in the online posting and gave me the impression that salary was negotiable. Called in a third time to meet with another supervisor who basically said that the HR rep didn't have any clue about the position and told me that the salary was fixed.
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Reason for Declining
Pay wasn't that attractive and was put off by the high rate of turnover
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Intern at John Hancock Financial Services
Posted Oct 23, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 in Boston, MA (took a day)
I had a phone call with a very nice HR rep who helped schedule an interview. The interview felt like a really casual conversation about the job and myself. I felt comfortable and in a very nice environment. After the interview they showed me around the office in Boston and introduced me to the team I would be working with. All of the individuals were very knowledgeable and nice. Although all of the employees were not young, they did seem very modernly dressed and carried.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Internal Wholesaler at John Hancock Financial Services
Posted Sep 20, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2010 in Boston, MA (took 3 days)
Very comprehensive interview.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Presentation, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Internship at John Hancock Financial Services
Posted Aug 20, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 in Boston, MA (took 3 days)
I applied through my school (we have a co-op program with them). The first interview was pretty much going over my resume, and I was asked why I wanted to work at John Hancock, what I knew about the company already, etc.. I said I wanted to work at John Hancock because it is a well respected and successful company...
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Sales at John Hancock Financial Services
Posted Jul 23, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 in Boston, MA (took 1+ week)
Used a recruiter to obtain the job interview. Initial interview was over the telephone. It lasted about 90 minutes. A second interview was in person with the human resources department that was annoying because so much of the material was already on my resume. I did not like this part of the process at all. There was than a one on one interview with the woman who would have been my bosses boss. Next a group interview that seemed right out of some training manual. Finally, an interview with the gentleman that would have been my boss.
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Reason for Declining
I declined because there was more overnight travel than I was led to expect.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Customer Service at John Hancock Financial Services
Posted Jul 21, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 in Portsmouth, NH (took a day)
Met with two managers and was asked general open ended questions about experience, skills, and reasons for applying for position.
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