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AALDP Intern at Travelers Companies

No Offer – Reviewed May 16, 2013 New

Interview Details I got a phone interview from travelvers. It lasted about one hour. The interviewers went through my resume, my recent project, and general questions such as why this company. They also asked technical questions about R and SAS, and asked several case study.

Interview Question – travel light in NYC   Answer Question

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Associate Account Manager at Travelers Companies

Accepted Offer – Reviewed May 05, 2013 New

Interview Details I receieved a phone call at home on a Saturday in the evening. From there, I answered the normal behavioral questions. Interviewer was very nice and personable. They said that the process would take anywhere from 2-4 weeks

Interview Question – How do you handle changes in process   Answer Question

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Claims Adjuster at Travelers Companies

Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Overland Park, KS (US) – Reviewed May 05, 2013 New

Interview Details applied through company website. completed a phone interview. attended job fair and interviewed with a few people. took a half day from work to complete their exam which took a few hours. interviewed with 2 more people. waited 30 days for the joke of a background check. received offer

Interview Question – Time me about a time when you had to deal with a difficult customer   View Answer

Negotiation Details – not open to negotiation.

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Operations Specialist at Travelers Companies

No Offer – Interviewed in Rancho Cordova, CA (US) – Reviewed May 03, 2013

Interview Details Received a phone call to do the initial phone interview. Lasted about 20 minutes: why insurance, what are your goals in the next few years, tell me about yourself. Two weeks later received another call to schedule an in-person interview.

Interview Question – None, pretty typical questions on phone interview.   Answer Question

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Claims Operations Specialist at Travelers Companies

Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Walnut Creek, CA (US) Dec 2012 – Reviewed May 01, 2013

Interview Details Intial phone interview. Three in person interview and then you should know within a week if you are hired or not.

Interview Question – Why Insurance?   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – I didnt negotiate the pay is pretty competitive

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Claims Representative at Travelers Companies

Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Overland Park, KS (US) Jun 2010 – Reviewed Apr 09, 2013

Interview Details There will be a phone interview, that will go through a series of behavioral questions. Will only last about 30 minutes. Really helps to know someone that works for the company to use as a reference. There may be a test depending on the department. Test will be given for any property, or auto position. Workers Compensation does not warrant a test. If you pass your test you will be interviewed by a panel of Unit Managers. Typically 2 or 3 with 1 being the manager that you will be under. The interview format is all behavioral questions. If you do well in the interview you will meet with the business Line lead and sit with an employee that currently does the job you are applying for. Be sure to ask them questions and appear interested because they are apart of the process and submit their feedback. You will receive an offer via telephone and it will be contingent on passing a drug screen and background check which includes , credit, criminal and driving record. If you successfully pass the background check you will be contacted and offered the position.

Process takes 1-2 months.

Interview Question – Tell us a little about yourself
Describe a time when you had to deal with a difficult or demanding customer?
What is your biggest Strength?
What is your biggest Weakness?
How do you handle Stress and Pressure?
Describe a difficult work situation / project and how you overcame it.
Give me an example of a time you had to deal with change.
Tell me about a time when you had to analyze facts quickly, define key issues, and respond immediately or develop a plan that produced good results.
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Negotiation Details – Non-negotiable but the salary will be higher then any other company.

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Nurse Case Manager at Travelers Companies

Accepted Offer – Reviewed Apr 14, 2013

Interview Details Submitted an resume online, I received an email the next day to schedule a phone interview. About 24 hours later I received a call to schedule an onsite interview. I met with 2 managers, later that day I did receive another call requesting another onsite interview. I am still involved in the process... Glass door would not allow me to read further information until I submitted a review

Interview Question – standard interview questions   Answer Question

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Business Analyst at Travelers Companies

No Offer – Interviewed in Saint Paul, MN (US) Mar 2013 – Reviewed Apr 13, 2013

Interview Details Received email and voicemail from HR representative stating they had reviewed my resume and wanted to set up a time to do a telephone interview. Sent an email response later the same day email was received and called and left same information next day on voicemail (too late to leave it same day). Did not receive call to set up the appointment, so I called and left another message 2 days later saying I was still interested and available for the phone interview. Never received response. Why did they bother calling me then?

Interview Question – Are you available for a phone interview :-)   Answer Question

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R&D Summer Intern at Travelers Companies

Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Hartford, CT (US) – Reviewed Apr 05, 2013

Interview Details They advertised at American Statistical Association website. Applied online. They were pretty quick to respond to me. Arranged for an phone interview. It was mainly technical. Was about 45 mins long. Asked about basic statistical concepts - binary regression, Gini coeff, multicollinearity etc. Also some basic SAS questions. If you are clear about your basic stats you should be fine.

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Underwriter Trainee at Travelers Companies

No Offer – Interviewed in Cleveland, OH (US) Jan 2013 – Reviewed Apr 05, 2013

Interview Details I filled out an application online and a few weeks later received an email asking for a phone interview. I scheduled the phone interview. The phone interview lasted about 30 minutes with mostly general questions about my resume and experience in the industry. Nothing hard and nothing I couldn't answer off the top of my head. A few weeks later I got a call asking for an in person interview but turned it down because I had already found a job at that point.

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