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I decided I would attempt a go at the Insurance marketplace. I found the sale difficult as a large part of the job was calling on friends and acquaintances to market a product which most of whom I contacted already had coverage's with other firms. The hours were acceptable but the income was limited and it would have taken a long time to reach the income I would need to survive. The company was going through some reorganization and there was friction between the old and the new upper management staffs and thus those below suffered. I wrote and passed my licenses and I found the job a challenge and made a move when another field of career opportunity became available at the City of Bathurst.

Direct and local supervision were lovely, no complaints there.  However, there were waaay too many top-down politics that affected compensation and advancement.  They seemed to have little interest in cross-promoting people in the company if you were below a certain level.  Highest level management made frequent snap decisions that had huuuge effects on employees and made it feel like it was a dangerous place to work.

Typical day: Cold calls to make appointments. Meeting clients to analyse their life insurance needs. 

Learned: The products and various plans available to suit each individual case.

Management: Needed  better motivational tools.

Co-workers: Not much interaction as you work alone.

Difficult commission work mostly evenings. Requires serious and committed clients to succeed in this business.

Enjoyable: Analysing insurance needs and coming up with a plan to suit clients needs.

I worked there for three years. One year as a co-op student and two years as a full time programmer.  It was a great place with good culture. The health insurance benefits were great. I also had a decent pension which is hard to find these days. I wish I could go back to Metlife but they don't have a data center in my town.  If I have to relocate for a new position, I would go for Metlife.

A typical day at work was insuring all agents gave good customer service and clients were satisfied.
I learned to give excellent customer service, do reports and satisfy clients.
Great environment with all co-workers.
There was no hard part of the job except sometimes doing a lot of hours on a daily basis do to being short of staff.
The most enjoyable was being recognized a lot for the hard work you put into.

My role at met life was more of relationship marketing job. As consultant, it is required of me to source for clients, provide product knowledge and sell the product (insurance policy). The hardest part of the job was objection handling and adequate training was provided quarterly by the regional manager and weekly by the sales manager.The most enjoyable part of the job was been able to convince a potential client and seeing them buy the policy advertised to them.

MetLife Egypt has added a lot to me personally and professionally. Everyone in the company was very helpful and cooperative it has an amazing working environment and it adopts an open door policy. Moreover, I increased my professional experience a lot during my work there as I was exposed to many new concepts and there was a huge appreciation for the work conducted.

The workplace culture is good with supporting leaders and colleagues
Global culture where talent is given preference 
Strong Leaders with a global vision

It was a fun place to work with lot of senior people full of knowledge and energy. It was very relaxed work environment which some times was not motivating for people like me who like to work in a fast paced environment.

Meet a team of good Senior Executives and peers through external charity and company events.
Actively involved community fund raising campaigns.

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