John Hancock Financial Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"John Hancock is a great company to work for, but not necessarily as a long term career."

What do you like about working at John Hancock Financial?

"The people at John Hancock were interesting and fun to work with. Even at work, employees cared for each other."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ask about how well the company is doing financial with regards to the economy. John Hancock has a lot to offer their employees, but only few can succeed."

What don't you like about working at John Hancock Financial?

"There is not enough room in the company for all of its employees to grow."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The company sets out some unrealistic goals, and pushes itself to get more clients. However, there isn't enough care given to their employees."

"Excellent place to work for multiple career opportunities."

What do you like about working at John Hancock Financial?

"Being able to be independent in my job and working with management. Being able to train others as they came through."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"To be as professional and prepared as possible, and to come in with questions you may have about job that you are applying for."

What don't you like about working at John Hancock Financial?

"I felt that John Hancock was a great place to work, and don't have anything to say that's negative."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To be more involved in questions we might have, and help with career growth and direction."

"John Hancock constantly provides a challenging environment."

What do you like about working at John Hancock Financial?

"It is a strong financial company that gave me great experience as my first employer."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Keep everything positive and have questions to ask to gain some control of the conversation."

"A very satisfying career overall."

"Wish I could have stayed, great company!"

What do you like about working at John Hancock Financial?

"I liked everything about it, wasn't much room for advancement in my department but lots over all."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be honest and energetic."

What don't you like about working at John Hancock Financial?

"That I got laid off."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Restructure."

"The agency itself needs overall work."

What do you like about working at John Hancock Financial?

"Some of the staff are very nice people."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Know exactly what you want in regards to applying for a job, and make sure that the person you meet and interview with is very detailed and defined on what your job duties are and what they expect from you."

What don't you like about working at John Hancock Financial?

"The overall management was not up to par compared to other management I have worked for in my career"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The General Agent that they need to find is someone who needs to be a Hands on person and would be able to communicate with all staff properly not just with myself."

"I found John Hancock internally competitive, no open door policy, not good with balancing family work life, a confusing atmosphere and mission statement from the top down with two different types of employees, ,lack of communication and sharing."

What do you like about working at John Hancock Financial?

"didn't work there, worked at John Hancock Life Insurance"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Really look at who you will be working for and with."

What don't you like about working at John Hancock Financial?

"My boss was difficult, spent too much time talking, people would avoid him, he gave mixed messages, he would have temper tantrums in front of people which was embarressing for the person he was speaking to. I think he shouldn't manage people and needs to look at the Executive insiders ~ the eight worst signs of a bad manager. He would say one thing and then later change his mind and note that you were mis informed. Nothing anyone did was sufficient. I have never seen anything like it in 20 years. He verbally harrassed me for two years."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Remove him, and begin communicating with your employees and management, not just amongst yourselves. This is no longer a mans company."

What do you like about working at John Hancock Financial?

"I enjoyed the challenge of working long hours and learning an exensive amount of accounting management with the accountant."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Before you take a position with the company do your research and know exactly what division you want to work in and then strive to be the best in that division and learn as much as you can."

What don't you like about working at John Hancock Financial?

"The General Agent some times was not up to par with how to run the agency and many divisions suffered because of it."

"Typical of Insurance Industry"

"Many options available for all employees."

What do you like about working at John Hancock Financial?

"Management teams in Marketing and Sales department and company vision."

What don't you like about working at John Hancock Financial?

"Work/life balance has a very real tendency to become skewed."

"I was a contractor at this company."

What do you like about working at John Hancock Financial?

"I enjoyed working in downtown Boston."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Look elsewhere."

What don't you like about working at John Hancock Financial?

"As a contractor, I was treated like a third-class citizen."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Increase technical knowledge."

"Good place to start and learn."

What do you like about working at John Hancock Financial?

"It was a good place to learn the business."

What don't you like about working at John Hancock Financial?

"Inconsistency of management."

"A first in 25 years of leadership roles the only, the worse manager (abusive, contradictive, Bipolar, mean and too chatty, would spend hrs talking about nothing~your eyes would glaze over) and WORSE company I worked for. The stab in the back rather than work together is prevelant here. The lack of teamwork atmosphere and no sharing of information, constant feeling of competitiveness. Many felt the same way in my division including all my peers and several of my employees."

What do you like about working at John Hancock Financial?

"I really enjoyed the rebrand, redesign effort and the committee I worked with there, very different from the people in the life division in terms of positive, work savvy atmosphere."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Trust your insticts in terms of who your manager and group would be. Ask questions revolving the mission statement, how it is followed from top down, goal settings, group meetings set or not. Open communication that enables employees to express their opinions without fear of reprisal"

What don't you like about working at John Hancock Financial?

"Everything else, the micro managing of a VP who did not know Marketing, the lack of partnership with product, field, sales....always made to feel like an outsider, especially from my direct report Director, who has no leadership skill sets or interpersonal skill sets, very bad manager."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Liven up the atmosphere and open the communication lines. Stop your management of Directors, AVP's. VP's SVP's from thinking working together was a threat and the rampent disrespect for your manager should not be encouraged. Too much gossiping and not enough work."

"This was a good internship."