For many people interviews can be a daunting experience, but with a little preparation and insight into UnitedHealth Group’s interview process your experience can be enjoyable. The interview process at UnitedHealth Group will vary a little throughout the organization but will always begin with a recruiter. More likely than not this conversation will be over the phone this will give you a chance to learn more about the opportunity you have applied for and UnitedHealth Group as an organization. The recruiter will review your skill-set, professional experience, and career goals with you to get a better feel for your level of expertise and see if there is a match to what is currently open. If there is a match your resume and profile will be forwarded on to the hiring manager.

Expect your first interview with the hiring manager to be over the phone, this interview will be a little bit more in-depth. Be prepared to discuss your experience and specific accomplishments to give the interviewer a better perspective to the level of your knowledge.

If things proceed from there, an in-person interview will be arranged with the hiring manager and others that you will potentially be working with. Your recruiter should be able to tell you how the time will be structured and how long you should prepare to be there. Take advantage of this time to find out more about the environment you would be working in and whom you would be working with.

Do your research! We are a very large and diverse organization, this is an opportunity to find out more about UnitedHealth Group and how your skills can apply to our businesses. Come with questions! Your research can help you prepare more thoughtful and meaningful questions and will impress those you are meeting with. This will help illustrate how serious you are about working here.

Behavioral interviews give us a better opportunity to assess how you may perform on the job as related to your past experiences. Be prepared for our managers to ask you some behavioral type interview questions. These are questions where you will be asked about a situation from your past or current experience and how you dealt with it. Be as specific as possible with your answer and describe how you reacted to the situation, how you dealt with it, and how you worked through it. Be honest, if you didn't like the way you handled a situation then tell the interviewer how you learned from that experience and would possibly do things differently the next time.