The process took 5 days. I interviewed at GEICO (Dallas, TX) in July 2009
Interview
I got called by GEICO the day after I applied online for customer service rep. I had 4 years call center experience with little customer service experience. Had a phone interview - can't really remember the questions as it was over a month ago. I came in later to take a computer skills test. This consisted of taking fake email and phone messages and inputting customer's information into the system. There is a time limit to input the customer information on each call/email so it is fast-paced and a bit stressful. After that there was a face to face interview with the person who spoke with me on the phone initially. The recruiter basically went over all the companypolicies (dress code, pay rate, work schedule, etc). A few questions were asked about my previous job and some other basic interview questions. Next we did a strange role-play where the interviewer gives you 4 pages of info on a fake insurance company's policies and information. Then you receive 5 different pages of 5 customer profiles (name, address, details on previous "calls" that the customer placed, etc.) I was given 20 minutes to study these 9 pages and then the interviewer called in on a phone and acted like 1 of the customers asking questions about the company and their policy. After the call you are given 3 minutes to summarize the call on the customer's info sheet. Next, the interviewer calls you back and asked how you think you did and what you could have improved on. This continues for another 2 times, with the interviewer pretending to be a total of 3 different customers. After that there will be another interview asking more detailed questions such as... name a positive experience u had with a customer.. name a negative experience with a customer.. name a specific time that you went above and beyond to help a customer.. what are your strengths.. what would your former employers/coworkers say that you could improve on.... After this interview then you will come back and spend an hour sitting with someone on the call center floor listening to calls and filling out a questionnaire about one call. Some questions on this were: did anything surprise you about the call, do u have any questions about the service position, did the employee delight the customer, etc. Nothing too difficult. After an hour of sitting with an employee taking calls, you will then speak to a manager. This was the easiest part of the interview. Some questions were: from observing all the info so far, what do you think a service rep does on the job... did they explain the hours you would be working.. do you know the attendance policy of the company.. what was your last company's attendance policy.. what was your last quality assurance policy (how did they grade you on your job and how often were you monitored).... and finally "do you think this is the job for you?" The interview process was extensive and I felt like I was being interviewed for a CEO position!
There are two rounds. The first round is virtual and they ask about your background and if you can handle the process. For the second-round, You will shadow someone for 20 minutes then proceed for a 40 minute interview. There are a lot of situational questions.
I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at GEICO
Interview
Straight forward. There are 2 interviews, must pass 1st to get 2nd. 2nd interview is more detailed and is on site. 1st interview is via zoom. 2nd interview about 45 minutes to an hour
I applied online. I interviewed at GEICO (Tampa, FL)
Interview
It was a weird process, first it was on zoom and my interviewer told me to turn off my camera because of the bandwidth issues. Then she asked three questions and provided me the job description and the hours. She then asked me if I was looking for other work and If I was currently working. I did tell her that I am currently working and she told me that I have enough time to provide my current job a two weeks notice. After the interview she told me that she was going to endorse my application for review. Then she sent me another email saying that “Your recruiter will be in touch with you for next steps”. Then in the middle of night not even 24 hrs, I get a generic email saying that I was passed on. I wanted to find out why did I get an email saying that a recruiter was going to contact me, then I passed on from someone else. This was a customer service position and during the interview she told me that I have a lot of experience. I just didn’t like during that interview I was given false hope. I would not recommend applying to this company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Tell me a time when you had to deal with a customer and provided empathy?