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2mprzya
10-29-2007, 11:22 AM
Hey guys, just wondering if any of you either
A) work for John Hancock or
B) have worked for / worked with John Hancock

If so, what were your experiences? I've been offered a job as a Customer Service Rep, and although not the best paying position, is something to get my foot in the door into the business world, coming for five year retail.
f1vlad
10-29-2007, 11:28 AM
pm sent
unsakred
10-29-2007, 11:33 AM
Do It!
ValuePack
10-29-2007, 11:58 AM
I don't know what John Hancock is, but a career with "John Handcock" sounds likes a miserable lonely one.
2mprzya
10-29-2007, 12:11 PM
yeah yeah... i didn't sleep much last night.
morbidgorilla
10-29-2007, 01:02 PM
is that anything like Herbie handcock?
http://www.herbiehancock.com/img/main_home.jpg
2mprzya
10-29-2007, 01:08 PM
close... but not.
Robk0000
10-29-2007, 05:15 PM
didnt john hand-cock die like 200 years ago?

btw you spelled it two different ways so i just spelled it like you say it.
GrassyKnoll
10-29-2007, 05:42 PM
Hey guys, just wondering if any of you either
A) work for John Hancock or
B) have worked for / worked with John Hancock

If so, what were your experiences? I've been offered a job as a Customer Service Rep, and although not the best paying position, is something to get my foot in the door into the business world, coming for five year retail.


if you can get the job by tomorrow then you'd have a prettty sick place to watch the parade from in boston ~ok~
2mprzya
10-29-2007, 09:07 PM
no, they just opened up the new office here in portsmouth.
GrassyKnoll
10-29-2007, 09:13 PM
no, they just opened up the new office here in portsmouth.

haha i know it was a joke ~bounce~
banned4life
10-29-2007, 09:57 PM
u do NOT want to work there. i interviewed there and they handed me a job. i can give u more details if u want. u 100% do not want to do sales there. they fucted a few people i know
2mprzya
10-29-2007, 11:09 PM
eb.. please, pm me some details!
banned4life
10-30-2007, 06:38 PM
i only know about people that did sales there.. or at least attempted to

1) they do not pay u during training
2) they do not pay for ur books
3) the test is NOT easy to sell insurance. it is easy to get a chance to take the test
4) afterwards, they dont give u any leads and just give u a phone book to get customers
5) pay is like 95% or 100% commision, no base, at least not survivable

i dont know what kind of position you are looking at (you mentioned customer service, which can either mean sales or just answering questions). be sure to ask if ur pay is commision based, who pays for training, how much u get paid during training, who pays for books for training, what is their ave turn over in staff, how many people stay longer than 6 months, longer than a year....

if u want a chance to sell insurance/stocks, i would encourage you to look at edward jones, metlife, or amex. all 3 have very strong training programs as well as good benefits and track records