Practice prompts based on occupational tasks
These Applyace practice prompts use O*NET tasks for insurance sales agents. They are not reported employer questions. If you have not done a task, explain your approach and learning needs instead of inventing experience.
1. Customize insurance programs to suit individual customers, often covering a variety of risks.
Describe a real example of this task. What was your responsibility, and what happened?
2. Sell various types of insurance policies to businesses and individuals on behalf of insurance companies, including automobile, fire, life, property, medical and dental insurance, or specialized policies, such as marine, farm/crop, and medical malpractice.
How did you decide which approach or tools to use? Explain the tradeoffs.
3. Explain features, advantages, and disadvantages of various policies to promote sale of insurance plans.
What could go wrong during this task? Describe how you would check your work.
4. Perform administrative tasks, such as maintaining records and handling policy renewals.
Explain a time you coordinated this work with someone else. How did you communicate?
5. Seek out new clients and develop clientele by networking to find new customers and generate lists of prospective clients.
How would you handle an unfamiliar part of this task? Identify what you would need to learn.
6. Call on policyholders to deliver and explain policy, to analyze insurance program and suggest additions or changes, or to change beneficiaries.
What evidence would show this task was completed successfully?
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Customize insurance programs to suit individual customers, often covering a variety of risks.
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Questions to ask the interviewer
- Which of these occupational tasks takes the most time on your team?
- How do you measure success in the first three months?
- Which tools, training and support are available for this role?
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