Firstly, a short online form, including the posting of my CV, which was very straightforward. A few days later, I was contacted to schedule a telephone interview, which lasted for around thirty minutes, and included standard interview questions (why I was applying for the specific job and why I had chosen Allianz, etc) as well as a run-through my CV. At the end of the telephone interview, I was told that I had been selected to attend an assessment centre the following week, which lasted for around three and a half hours. Here, the tasks were a group exercise (rank fifteen items in order of importance if you were stranded on a yacht), a half-an-hour interview with two supervisors, a role-playing exercise (try and effectively sell motor insurance according to the specific customer's specific needs), and a numeracy exam (fairly straightforward). The entire process, from applying for the job, to being successfully hired, took nine days.
