Country Financial Employee Reviews for Financial Representative
Browse Country Financial Reviews by Job Title →Financial Representatives at Country Financial give their company a 4.1 out of 5.0, while the average rating for Country Financial is 3.8, making them 8% happier than every other employee at Country Financial and 5% happier than every other Financial Representative on CareerBliss - the happiest Financial Representatives work for New York Life.
"I worked for COUNTRY Financial in Kennewick, WA for a few years and it was a great experience. Everyone was willing to help learn, and we had a pretty awesome team."
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What do you like about working at Country Financial?
"Reputation for putting clients first. Limited marketing saves clients money."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Come in with an existing client base. Have an existing network through your house of worship, HOA. etc."
What don't you like about working at Country Financial?
"Purchasing leads and cold calling.My manager explains how he does the job but doesn't seem to tweak his approach to match my style."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I am still new to Country, and have never prospected for clients so I don't know what recommendations I could make."
Average Financial Representative Ratings in the Past 11 Years
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $4 |
| 2013 | $3 |
| 2021 | $4 |
Average Country Financial Attributes by Financial Representative
"no accountability; bait and switch by management; I could go on and on and on."
What do you like about working at Country Financial?
"not much to like about working for this company. I was highly qualified, and the new agent school was ridiculous."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Don't work for this company. They will require you to gather a list of 100 friends and relatives who you can telemarket at your CAL school. Most agents will not make it past year one, so in this way COUNTRY is hiring many new agents guaranteeing new clients."
What don't you like about working at Country Financial?
"Agency manager was not held accountable for statements made that led to me accepting the position. Life insurance units don't mean much - it is the whole life insurance that you will have to sell and there is a lot of pressure to convert your term life insurance clients to whole life. Based upon the client's needs, of course.....Also, up to a 33% reduction in monthly base pay if you do not meet benchmarks. Also stick you with a 2 year agreement for a wireless aircard. Up to 33% reduction in base pay for not meeting benchmarks"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Follow up with ethical concerns of employees. Get real about differences in market locations regarding benchmarks and production standards."
"Great products to sell but you get very little in return for the time put in to make yourself a success."
What do you like about working at Country Financial?
"The products. Country has a full line of products to sell including, property and casualy, life and health, financial products, commercial insurance, business insurance,etc."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Spend a day with an actual agent to see if it something you would be interested in doing."
What don't you like about working at Country Financial?
"It was a captive agency so the agents do not own their book of business. No form of retirement program for agents."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Consider offering a retirement program for all the agents."
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