I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at White Mountains Insurance Group (Boston, MA) in Oct 2022
Interview
I was introduced to WMC by a recruiter. It was the most uncomfortable interview I've ever had in my life. The person interviewing seemed disinterested and unexcited to meet with me, and eventually even said that there wasn't even a role open, and they were just looking for someone if there was a right fit. Which confused me, and wondered why she even bothered with calling me. They also talked poorly on behalf of the recruiter that I used, saying that the people they have placed has been hit or miss. Not something you want to tell a potential employee of yours. She proceeded to say that my current job is a red flag on my resume, and was asking me pressuring questions about why I left the job before my current position. It was extremely invasive and inappropriate. When I started to explain what I wanted in a career and what I envision in my next position, she very rudely described WMC as the exact opposite of what I was looking for. I'm not sure if that was intentional or not. I ended the call by saying that this position ultimately would not be right for me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a time where you had a significant deficiency of a control and how did you handle that. How many years I was in public accounting for. Extremely technical interview with no sort of structure.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at White Mountains Insurance Group (Guilford, CT) in Mar 2014
Interview
First round: phone interview. Second round: meet manager and team-mates (4-6 interviews). Third round: meet senior management (if required). Some time was spent on cultural fit but the emphasis was on subject matter and investments knowledge. Interviews could last as long as 90min. Some were short and general, others were long and detailed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Subject matters expertise was tested. Overall market views were discussed. Since this was predominantly a fixed income asset manager, most questions revolved around the investment processes and credit review of various fixed income instruments.