State Auto Insurance Companies Interview Questions
& Process

The interview process was virtual and the interviewers were nice and professional. One of the interviewers really made a big deal out of my resume, said it was very impressive and that I should expect to get a second interview. I was ghosted after that and I waited several weeks to follow up. They did tell me they went with an internal candidate. That’s fine, but I wish State Auto wouldn’t waste my time when they have someone internally they prefer. This was my second time interviewing with them and the experience was the same. They told me the interview went great and to expect a second one, only to be ghosted. The other issue I have are these 3 rounds of interviews where you are meeting with everyone up the chain in these large group interviews with 3 or more people. I don’t understand why I need to meet with my potential bosses boss and why 3 rounds are necessary. After I accepted the offer with the other firm it was shortly after I completed the State Auto interview. I wasn’t really expecting a call back based on past experiences but was not going to consider them just because I didn’t want to go through their multiple rounds. Companies I think need to adjust this model it’s becoming ridiculous.

So first there was a phone interview with someone from the team, and then a technical interview done remotely because of c19. The same two people were on both those interviews - the team rep and a technical lead. Then for the second round, it was with totally different people. I talked to the manager of the first two interviewers, and then someone else who I think was a senior technical lead, but they didn't actually say their title. The very first interview was pretty basic, just like a 'tell me about yourself' kind of thing. The technical one was a coding challenge, the problem was about a Binary Search Tree. They asked me a bunch of questions while I was coding about how I was thinking, and then at the end, they asked me another question about a possible issue in my code. I guess my answer was good enough because they had me finish the problem and send over my code. It was fine that I looked up syntax stuff online, and they seemed cool with me being nervous at the start. In both of those first round interviews, the Technical Lead seemed really surprised, maybe even excited, about some of the unique stuff I've done outside of work and how I did it. When I started the technical part, I immediately went into TDD which they thought was interesting. They were happy I did that because apparently, others hadn't, but they also asked me to try a more standard way and just start coding to see my thought process. The third interview was more standard, but they did a good job. It was remote again (still c19) but the interviewer was really professional, and even though his questions were clearly going for the same kind of info as the usual 'Weakness' and '5 Years' questions, he phrased them much better and they weren't as boring.

I found this job online when looking for admin positions and applied. About 2-3 weeks later, the recruiting team emailed me to fill out a full application and schedule a phone interview for the next week. They said I'd hear back within a couple weeks after the interview. True to their word, the manager called and said they wanted to do 4 separate interviews, but the people involved weren't available for about a month. I agreed and prepared for them. I ended up doing 3 of the interviews (one person didn't even show up). I felt I did exceptionally well. They told me they'd narrow it down to two candidates. Then, the final two would have a final interview with the Chief Strategy and Organization Effectiveness Officer to see who fit the team best. I was one of those two. I had to wait ANOTHER three weeks for this final interview because she was traveling. I felt the interview went great and felt confident. They said a decision would be made within the week, but oh wait, another week because someone else is on vacation. Okay. They'd call me Wednesday at 4:00 pm. At 4:50 pm Wednesday, I got the call (with no apology for wasting my time) saying they weren't confident either of us could do the job and they'd relist it. After nearly three months of this, neither of us were good enough. Unreal. STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY. They have no regard for your time. They were always late calling and never apologized. Not getting this job was a blessing.

I had an interview with the manager and senior manager. They had a list of questions prepared based on my resume that I had sent over. We discussed my background and what I enjoy most about being an underwriter.