Working at State Farm Insurance in Bloomington, IL: 49 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Bloomington, IL Area

"I've worked for StateFarm since 2011. I've found it to be a strong company with good ethical values and an emphasis on customer retention. The company employs around 14000 people and has over 100 locations in USA and Canada."

"Great company to work for. Great group of people. Would recommend this company to anyone looking for a career and a serious place to grow professionally."

"Very, very, very, very, very, good"

"Great organization. Good work being done."

"I have worked for State Farm for almost 5 years and I can say it is a consistently moral place for occupation. The employees above me and around me are constantly pushing each other forward for a better cause and it never stops advancing."

"My experience at State Farm was enjoyable and enhanced my knowledge and skill set."

What do you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"I liked having the opportunity to learn and grow on the job at State Farm. The ability to learn and implement new technologies as a part of my work while creating meaningful documents and training content that enabled the smooth function of the very large, corporate IT division was enjoyable work. However, I desire relocation to the Nashville area to be closer to my father, who recently suffered a stroke."

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

"It is important to be knowledgeable in your field, friendly, personable, professional, articulate, and a fast, critical thinker in order to successfully interview with and gain employment at State Farm. Sharpening interview skills via careful preparation of documents and responses to detailed questions regarding qualifying skill sets is a great idea!"

What don't you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"Vertical communication within State Farm is slow and overly congested. While this can be typical for large organizations (State Farm's corporate headquarters hosts more than 17,000 employees), the result is that simple requests and communiques can become lost or receive painfully slow responses that negatively impact work flow. This was my least favorite part about working at State Farm."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"State Farm management should simplify and ease internal, vertical communication by creating a strong, lateral communication structure that includes checks and balances that can enable workers to gain approvals and/or access as needed, without waiting for responses from far-removed colleagues who are higher up the command chain."

"I liked the company development structure and the custom frameworks which are developed by experienced developers made me to learn a lot of new stuff."

"I've worked at State Farm for a year and a half and I find it a very fast paced environment just the way I prefer. The company is amazing and is one of the oldest in the insurance business. My position was very fulfilling and required me to think out of the box a lot of time and I worked with NPI. This is a great company to work for."

What do you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"I like the quality of work, the good infrastructure, good coworkers, and good team."

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

"Nothing specific, but it's a good company to work for. Work quality will be good."

What don't you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"I dislike the work place, locality, weather, transport, being away from family, and housing that is not good."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The cafeteria could have been better, and there is no library in all buildings."

"Great working for the client."

What do you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"Benefits were great, and the ability to go the extra mile to get the job done was great."

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

"Just make sure to ask about what happens after one role is complete, what needs to be done."

What don't you like about working at State Farm Insurance?

"After the project was completed, there was no bench time in between projects."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Maybe they could include bench time to allow for the searching of other internal jobs when one project is complete."

"State Farm is one of the best companies to work with in the US. Coworkers are very good and managers are talented. The tools are not in place for db2 udb dba support and process wise it takes more time in State Farm to change."