How to Answer: Tell me about your post-secondary experience and how it prepared you for a career with Company ABC?
Advice and answer examples written specifically for an Insurance job interview.
1. Tell me about your post-secondary experience and how it prepared you for a career with Company ABC?
How to Answer
The interviewer would like to know that the knowledge you gained during your post-secondary studies is going to be applied here, if you are hired.
Assure the interviewer that you have gained transferable knowledge and that you are prepared to apply that knowledge.
1st Answer Example
"Every valuable piece of knowledge gained from my Bachelor of Business Administration Degree will be applied to my work with Company ABC. My University experience was a positive one. I was able to apply myself wholeheartedly and graduate top of my class. In addition to the knowledge gained, I also developed strong organizational skills and a keen ability to multitask; additional skills that I look forward to bringing to Company ABC."
2nd Answer Example
"Although I do not bring industry specific post-secondary education, I do have some coursework completed that would be transferable to this role with Company ABC. These courses include business administration, portfolio management, and organizational behavior."