I interviewed at GEICO (Fredericksburg, VA) in Mar 2013
Interview
At the interview I was given a typing test which was very easy. I was also given a test where I had to wear a headpiece and had to take fake calls and e-mails that came in. You had to put in certain information the callers and e-mails gave you such as name, state, type of claim, current insurance coverage etc. There was no indication that a call or e-mail was there to review - instructions for taking this test were not appropriate and failed to be as intuitive as they should have been. Normally if you answer a call you will have a pencil or pen and paper and will write down the information from the caller as it progresses which would allow you to enter the data correctly. Here you have to complete the information based solely on your memory and that is not the easiest thing to do - remember name, policy number, phone number, state that caller was from, how long they had been with the company, and the nature of their call. The calls would not be obvioius and if you missed them they would disappear. Not anything like a real office environment - their system of testing sucks. There is no way for you to complete it all so and impossible to fill in all the fields with correct information.
After that I was told I did not pass the test and had to come back after 6 months if I wanted to retake the test. I as not interviewed - but that is probably a good thing because GEICO has a system that is set up to discourage and reject candidates. Someone from GEICO's management needs to look over the hiring and testing process. It really does suck and could be greatly improved if someone a that company cared enough to want to make a positive change.
Other Customer Service Representative interview reviews for GEICO
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?