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Updated Jan 18, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Senior Client Service Manager at Willis Group
Posted Jan 18, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in Minneapolis, MN (took 2 months)
I was first contacted via email about setting up an interview for the position. The interview was set up for nearly 2 weeks out from the date of the original email (December 2011). When the time came for the actual interview, my original contact was out sick, so I was interviewed by someone else. The first interview was rather disorganized,as my interviewer confessed to not conducting these sorts of things often. I met two other employees during the course of this interview, and I was able to talk pretty freely with them. There were not many "real" interview questions; the approach was more anecdotal. When I asked about next steps, I was told that there were 2 openings: one for January and one for February and they would be in touch regarding the February position. I sent a thank-you email to my original contact, expressing my regrets that she couldn't be there and she confirmed that we should connect again after the first of the year (2 weeks or so).
After the first, I sent an email and we agreed on a time for me to come in - again, 2 weeks out. When I arrived (expecting another panel interview), I was met with the original contact. We talked for probably 10 minutes, and she basically told me that there was no position available at the company. The February-start position was no longer on the table, and while there *might* be one available in the future, it would be months out at best. She wanted to make sure that she could pass along my resume to other divisions, but she had no idea if they were hiring.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Insurance Broker at Willis Group
Posted Jan 14, 2012
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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 Jan 2012 (took 3 months)
Started with online application. Was invited in for a Numeracy and Verbal Reasoning test with about 25 people on the day I went in. Several rounds of this are held. About 500 people are picked from the initial lot applying.
I got through to a Group Assessment day and first round of interviews. Following a scenario group assignment we all had 4 separate 15 minute interviews with various middle management.
I was invited back to another round of interviewing, this time 1/2 hour sessions with 4 different people of the hiring business units.
Having worked through the teams that were interested I was invited back for 3 more interviews with senior management from the interested teams.
Very different interviews styles, people gave a good impression and were generally friendly and helpful.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Insurance - Commercial Account Executive at Willis Group
Posted Jan 6, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Richmond, VA (took 6+ weeks)
Initial interview was with Executive V.P.; second interview was with a panel (producer, acct exec, service manager and exec VP). There was more bragging from Willis about the elite accounts/clients they handle and the fact they operate with 100% transparency than anything else. I was looking for details on duties, workflow, day-to-day operations and what was expected of the position. The Willis staff were busy doing a commercial for themselves to impress me!
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Reason for Declining
They were changing to a complete new Agency Management System as of 02/15/12 but had not started any training on it as yet. No one seemed to have a clear handle on exactly how the information from the old system would be migrated to the new system. It seemed like it would be chaos for quite a while, and the Applied "Epic" System they were going to is very new and untested.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Insurance Broker at Willis Group
Posted Aug 1, 2011
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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 Jul 2011 in City of London, England (United Kingdom) (took 1 week)
The first interview consisted of a 2:1 setup and appeared to be an initial screening interview to asertain my motivations for working in the company and in the sector. I was able to answer most questions as I had researched the company and the general role, although I had not specifically searched reinsurance, which I was asked about, meaning I wasn't able to answer that question. The first interview was not competency based, but mainly consisted of questions regarding why I applied to Willis, what I thought I would be doing in the role, and how I would be a good candidate to work in their Tokyo branch (as I would transfer after 2-3) years. The second stage consisted of aptitude tests including verbal and mathematical skills. The final interview stage was more specific and focused more on my past achievements and competencies. I didn't receive an offer but I was not that surprised as it was not my best interview, as I had been quite ill during the week of the recuriting process, but it was a learning experience.
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Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Systems Analyst at Willis Group
Posted May 11, 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 Feb 2011 in Minneapolis, MN (took 2 days)
Got a call and went in for an interview the next day, did not know I was meeting with two, but it was ok, I thought it went ok. I waited for a feedback for two weeks, did not get one so I called twice and lest a VM and wrote twice and the third time I got a reply that they had not decided yet, and that was it , it has been two months and I still have not heard form them
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Risk Management Program at Willis Group
Posted Nov 3, 2010
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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 Jul 2010 in Chicago, IL (took 3 days)
1st day: case study and presentation
2nd day: group discussion, and role play on a mini-case, followed by lunch with analyst and associates, and interview with 2 mid-managers
3rd day: 2 1:1 interviews with C-level execs
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Skills Test.
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Risk Management Program Associate at Willis Group
Posted Aug 2, 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 Jun 2010 in Chicago, IL (took 6 weeks)
Applied on the website and was called few weeks later for a case study. The case was a 90 minute preparation followed by a presentation to 2 Willis employees. They called again 1 week later for a verbal/logic test followed by a role-play case, lunch with some analysts and associates, followed by an interview with 2 Willis members. Next I was called for another round of interviews (1:1) with 2 of the C-level directors.
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Sales and Use Tax Compliance Associate at Willis Group
Posted Apr 9, 2010
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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 Mar 2010 in Houston, TX (took a day)
I had to interview with one partner and it well. I had to submit an actual paper application in addition to my resume. After the first interview I received an e-mail for the personality and skills test. Once the company received my results I was called back for a second interview.
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Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Producer at Willis Group
Posted May 22, 2009
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2007 (took 4 weeks)
Ve office. It was a very informal interview process. I was called by a Willis recruiter and set up an interview. I met with the hiring manager and afterwards went to lunch with several people. The next interview was lunch with the head of the office. The last interview was with the Regional VP. This interview was in another city and Willis flew me there and back in the same day.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Personality Test and a Drug Test.
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Client Manager at Willis Group
Posted Mar 26, 2009 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Apr 2008 in Charlotte, NC (took 3 days)
A friend of mine told me that their was an opening in her office, so I gave the hiring manager a call. We chatted briefly and a meeting was arranged shortly thereafter. and gave him a call expressing interest in the position open. The position I was applying for was basically the same as what I was I was doing for another company, so that took a lot of pressure off. Also, I had worked for the company I was interested in before, so I was familiar with them and their corporate culture. The first interview was over lunch. I met with both parties I would be working with. Even though we were sizing each other up, it was not an intimidating meeting and we got along well. I immediately liked the team leaders because they were "straight shooters," and it's important to me to work with people of integrity. The second interview was with the two team leaders and one other person, a business unit manager, whose judgment they trusted. The BUM explained the "nuts and bolts" of the position's responsibilities, along with the available systems in use. I was able to ask real specific questions about the position, which the team leads would not have been able to address. The office was smaller than the one I was coming from, but it was still a nice work environment and everyone seemed busy, but not stressed out.
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Negotiation Details
Salary, vacation time.
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Drug Test.
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