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Updated Jan 3, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Underwriting at Zurich Financial Services
Posted Jan 3, 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 Mar 2010 in Pittsburgh, PA (took 2 days)
I received a phone call from the corporate recruiter about my online application. After a basic phone interview, I went in for a 1:1 interview about my resume and what the job would consist of.
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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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Senior Financial Controller at Zurich Financial Services
Posted Nov 8, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2010 in Zurich (Switzerland) (took 2 days)
fast, three people involved in 1:1 interviews: HR and two from the line
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Negotiation Details
easy, our expectations directly met each other
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Senior Systems Analyst at Zurich Financial Services
Posted Jul 9, 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 Aug 2009 in Schaumburg, IL (took 2 weeks)
1. Submitted online resume for specific position with cover letter written specific to relate resume experience to position being posted.
a) The cover letter was written after having researched Zurich over the course of 4 weeks investing considerable time into the company, the organization, the type of work performed at location submitting resume for and finally several hours into the position itself. There was a lot of online detail about the position, and I knew indifviduals working there at the time whom I contacted to get personal information about the role and the organization it was in. Fortunately contact was very familiar with team and provided valuable input as to what would make a vialbe candidate and the type of people managers were for that area.
2. Contacted by recruiter for an initial phone screen, which had on the spot.
3. Scheduled face to face interview at end of phone screen. Consisted of:
a) initial interview with would be manager.
b) interview with another manager who would be highly engaged in working with role establishing detailed direction and schedule.
c) team interview with 3 individuals who would be co-workers, two who were currently holding same position interviewing for.
4. Was contacted by HR recruiter day after interview being notified of intention to make an offer to gather detail around timeline of availability.
5. Offer was made 3rd day after interview (48 hrs after contact from HR recruiter about intent to make offer).
6. Turned offer down.
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Reason for Declining
Had competing offers for similar positions from other companies at time. The offer I chose was financially comperable but location was more favorable. Major consideration was that the information I received from aquiatance at Zurich did not paint a positive picture of management in group, or really management of overall division. Sounded as if team had gone through several individuals who had all quit from being pushed to hard and burning out from working without appropriate time to refresh. Had known these individuals from having worked together in past and met with them while consulting in Schaumburg for lunch. During those lunches they didn't make it sound like they enjoyed their work or the way they were treated by their management. I don't mind working hard, prefer it to boredom as it makes day pass quickly and adds to sense of contribution to organizations success. Personal information and experience while interviewing left a deep sense that working beyond reason was the norm while there was no tangible reward, and managment was not beyond dressing down empoyees working very hard to meet dates but struggling due to volume none the less. Actually knew an individual that wound up becoming my uncle who afterwards told me turning down the position was a good move and proceeded to list why he left. Simply put, to much information (much more than the norm) from to many people I knew making it sound like working there was very impersonal and not rewarding. Competing offers all had much better backround information from the sources I had available.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Actuarial Analyst Intern at Zurich Financial Services
Posted Jun 26, 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 Jun 2011 in Toronto, ON (Canada) (took 1 week)
Applied through email, got a response same day and fixed a day to go down for a 1:1 interview.
Asked a lot of technical questions and stuff on my resume. No behavioral based questions
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Customer Service at Zurich Financial Services
Posted May 14, 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 Mar 2011 in Schaumburg, IL (took 2 days)
Interview was just basic not much to talk about.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Finance Intern at Zurich Financial Services
Posted Apr 24, 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 Jan 2010 in Schaumburg, IL (took 1 week)
Contacted by HR and was asked about excel skills, past expereince, GPA, behavior and personiality questions, had 1:1 with three managers, then a lunch interview (with no food, but cafetaria setting) with four indivuals, very nice! Read the job responsibilities and make sure you touch base on it on the interview, play around with excel. For the plan and performance management, REALLY KNOW your analytical skills!! All questions will be based on that. Be confident, speak clearly, answer questions asked, relax, tell them you are very interested!! Good luck
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
No negotiation but very fair so not needed
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Sales at Zurich Financial Services
Posted Mar 14, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed May 2009 in Hartford, CT (took 2 days)
Very Easy, but their pay was horrible.
Interview Questions
Reason for Declining
Pay
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Claims Trainee at Zurich Financial Services
Posted Mar 6, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 in Atlanta, GA (took 2 weeks)
Applied online on a Thursday. Called for phone screening on Friday. Interview on Monday with two managers. Then had to go through background check which lasted two weeks. Was given offer and accepted.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
No negotiation on salary
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
Helpful Interview?
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No
Inappropriate?
GAP Associate at Zurich Financial Services
Posted Feb 21, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 in Milano (Italy) (took 2 months)
very long long process, but quite standard. The only strange thing was to prepare a presentation around a given topic. They give you a week.
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Negotiation Details
no way to negotiate
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Presentation and a Skills Test.
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Actuarial Analyst at Zurich Financial Services
Posted Feb 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 Jun 2010 in Hong Kong (Hong Kong) (took a day)
Ask me about the past working experience and question about why I choose their company to work for. Ask me what I expect to contribute to their compnay. The interviewer is very nice and gives me some comments at the end of the interview.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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