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Updated Jun 14, 2013
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Declined Offer – Reviewed Jun 14, 2013 New

Interview Details – Meet a recruiter at a career fair and he almost immediately asked for my resume. He actually contacted me after the career fair and asked if I wanted to get together for an informal interview. I meet with him and we talked about the company and what the life of a intern would be. I got the feeling that it would be all sales based and not focused on finance. I did not pursue the internship anymore although I was invited to come back for another interview. They seemed to eager to hire people.

Interview Question – No difficult questions.   Answer Question

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Declined Offer – Interviewed in Apr 2013 – Reviewed May 28, 2013

Interview Details – Was contacted by a recruiter and told to come into the office for a first round interview. Standard initial screening, then was scheduled for a follow up interview where I was to fill out marketing surveys. The final interview was to make a list of 100 possible clients.

Interview Question – How would you go about asking for referrals from someone who is hesitant?   Answer Question

Reason for Declining – Did not have a big enough network to sell to.

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Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Durham, NC Apr 2013 – Reviewed May 28, 2013

Interview Details – Three separate interviews, first one they didn't even ask for a cover letter or resume. Asked for me to give them three potential interns, as if their recruiting just wasn't finding enough people. Second interview was in person, but still didn't even go over a resume. Before getting paid anything, you have to get licensed to sell life and health insurance, and pay to take these tests along with getting fingerprinted twice, and get a copy of your permanent record, all of which you have to pay for out of pocket. The actual Internship consists of cold calling "contacts" and trying to badger them into buying your product. Overall, not an enjoyable internship.

Interview Question – Did not ask any difficult questions, they seemed almost desperate to hire as many college interns as possible   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – They offered me a contract, and i told them I wanted to take some time to think about it. It was a backup plan for me, that I fortunately did not need.

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Declined Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Apr 2013 – Reviewed Apr 29, 2013

Interview Details – The company contacted me via email and just asked me to interview with the company in two days. I think if most of my work is involved in making cold calls I will drop it.

Interview Question – Just like walk me through your resume   Answer Question

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No Offer – Interviewed in Seattle, WA Apr 2013 – Reviewed Apr 26, 2013

Interview Details – Interacted at a career fair and was contacted later by a recruiter. Scheduled a first interview that was informational with standard questions like what are your greatest strengths/weaknesses. The second interview was based on a presentation covering the financial services industry and northwestern mutual. The third is an assignment involving the demonstration and experience of networking and financial interviewing.

Interview Question – What do you know about the financial services industry and what are your opinions on the topic.   View Answer

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No Offer – Interviewed in Edison, NJ – Reviewed Apr 24, 2013

Interview Details – I met with a HR rep at the place. It was mainly behavioral questions and questions to get to know you.

Interview Question – Tell me about yourself   Answer Question

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Declined Offer – Interviewed in Los Angeles, CA – Reviewed Apr 19, 2013

Interview Details – Interviewed for LA branch via phone (I'm in SF Bay Area). Friendly interviewer, being able to hold a good conversation was key to success. After initial interview, I was asked to do a sort of Myers-Briggs test online.

Interview Question – Myers-Briggs test.   Answer Question

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No Offer – Reviewed Apr 18, 2013

Interview Details – Went to a career fair on campus and met with the recruiter. He put me in touch with his boss and I interviewed in the career center on campus.

Interview Question – Nothing too bad. Very easy conversation and no tough questions   Answer Question

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No Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Mar 2013 – Reviewed Apr 16, 2013

Interview Details – This process was not very organized. I did not find this process to work smoothly at all and was incredbily disapppointed.

Interview Question – Provide an example of a time in which you demonstrated a characteristic that exemplified a problematic customer service situation.   Answer Question

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No Offer – Interviewed in Santa Barbara, CA Jan 2012 – Reviewed Apr 10, 2013

Interview Details – The first round of interviewing ended with me getting a packet to fill out for "homework." They wanted me to fill out a chart detailing my inner circle of people that I could sell life insurance to. The circles branched out to include people within my inner circle's networks. I was encouraged to color in my packet.

Interview Question – What was the greatest challenge I faced during my last work experience?   Answer Question

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