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Updated Feb 5, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Claims Assistant at Protective Life
Posted Feb 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 Dec 2011 in Deerfield, IL (took 1 week)
About a month after I applied (I had actually forgotten applying), I got a call from an HR person to set up an interview, which was scheduled the Tuesday before Christmas. I was interviewed by the manager of the department, who asked a lot of situation questions (tell me about a time when...), and a few questions about my professional knowledge and software experience. He concluded by saying I seemed qualified but he had a lot more candidates to interview so I wouldn't hear anything until after the holidays. He seemed impressed that I had some experience with the scanning system they use and some supervisory experience, since the team lead might be retiring within the next couple of years. I went home, sent a thank-you email, and resigned myself to waiting.
The next day, the same recruiter who set up the first interview called to set up a second interview with her. the following week. This one was the same type of behavioral questions, but the atmosphere seemed more relaxed so I suspected this interview was probably just a formality. She called back later that day with an offer.
I think the trick to the behavioral questions is to be very detailed about the situation, the action you took, the results, and what you learned from the experience.
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Negotiation Details
The manager said during the first interview that the minimum I was willing to work for was on the low end of what they were offering, and the offer was for slightly more than the minimum I told him I could consider. Since I'd been unemployed for almost a year, I didn't put much effort into negotiating!
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Accounting at Protective Life
Posted Jun 3, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 (took a day)
The interview process was a great experience. The person in Human Resources was very knowledgeable about the company and department I interviewed with. I was able to meet the H/R person and several people in the department in the same day. They all were very friendly. The office is very nice, with the employees health and wellness in mind. Great employee benefits. The company has a very good reputation and is well respected.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Branch/Staff Manager at Protective Life
Posted Jun 27, 2010
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2009 in Birmingham, AL (took a day)
Received a phone call from someone from the company asking me to meet with them at a local hotel where they were conducting interviews for new staff managers. After telling the individual on the phone that I was NOT interested in talking with them about an insurance sales opportunity, they assured me it was a "Branch/Staff Manager's" position (I can't recall the exact term they used, but it was phrased in a way that it would be at their home office, an operational position rather than a sales position). When I got to the interview, I signed in then had a quick interview with 2 senior employees and then I filled out paperwork prior to entering what ended up being the presentation room. I was surprised, but not really that I had been lied to/mislead. I respectfully sat through the presentation and the presenter then called out 4 or 5 names of people there that they wanted to talk with about a position (the other 20 or so were dismissed at that time). I then left as soon as it was over and told the individuals I had talked with originally that I was not interested in their position and that I was obviously and blatantly lied to, no thank you. Had I not been unemployed, I would have completely shown my ass if I had taken off a day of work for this nonsense.
Later than afternoon about 3 hours later, another individual employee who was at the presentation and worked at one of the local offices called me to "set up an interview" in the branch. At that point, I let him have it in a much worse manner than the fellas at the interview site since I had told them I was NOT interested and NOT to call me. Gigantic waste of time.
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Reason for Declining
After telling the individual on the phone that I was NOT interested in talking with them about an insurance sales opportunity, they assured me it was a "Branch Manager's" position. When I got to the interview, it was a presentation on becoming an agent with them.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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IT Intern at Protective Life
Posted Mar 17, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 in Birmingham, AL (took a day)
I got the interview after my resume was included in a book of all MIS majors resumes. They called me and offered the opportunity to interview, so I accepted. First part of interview was the Wonderlic Test. Second part was a 1:1 interview with HR consisting of mostly behavioral questions such as "Tell me about a time when you had to work with a difficult teammate."
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Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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