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      Trainee Underwriter Interview

      5 Oct 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      London, England
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Simply Business (London, England)

      Interview

      Initial call with HR Then a virtual interview with the hiring manager and another employee of SB. Was advised interview would be informal and the usual competency questions. Was asked very technical underwriting questions which I was not expecting as I had no prior UW experience. Questions were not specific to area I was interview for. Then got an email to arrange a face to face in the office which should be informal again and more about personality. When I got to the office was shown around and had a general chat with the hiring manager about how I felt about the vibe in the office. Then was introduced to their manager who then asked me another set of questions about underwriting and business. I had thankfully prepared for this to happen as I learnt the first time that my interpretation of informal was very different to SB. Felt like I answered all the questions well as I had done prepared. Was notified by email the next day I was unsuccessful and I had asked to feedback which I got back a few days later. Everyone I interacted with at SB was very nice.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why do you want to be an underwriter? Where do you see yourself in 5 years? What do you know about MGAs? Why does a business like SB make money? If you had a book of business losing money what would you do?
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