This jobcast is all about working in the insurance field. We’ll talk to an employee of the popular insurance company GEICO to give us a peek inside these jobs and the GEICO work environment. Joining me now is Dave Hodge, Liability Claims Director for GEICO in their Virginia Beach regional office.

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Topics to be discussed:

• What makes auto insurance different from other insurance sectors?
• In general, auto insurance isn’t necessarily thought of as the most glamorous industry. Would you agree – why or why not?
• From all the commercials on TV, it seems like it’s a pretty competitive industry, too. What are your thoughts about the competitive nature of insurance?
• I read recently there are over 2.3 million people working in the US insurance industry. What types of jobs does the industry offer?
• In your opinion, why should someone consider working in auto insurance?
• What key skills do you need in order to be successful?
• What advice would you give to someone interested in working in insurance?
• How to apply for jobs at GEICO? geico.jobs

Check out other GEICO jobcasts.

What do interns have to say about working for Nestle Purina? find out in this jobcast now playing in our stream. (download mp3)

This jobcast will feature the role of Order Revenue Management Intern at St. Louis based Nestle Purina. They are a leader in the pet care industry and are seeking motivated individuals to join their team. Today we’ll be speaking with Emily Hoehn, an ORM Associate who will tell us about the various opportunities available within the Order Revenue Management Department at Nestle Purina. Apply at NestlePurinaCareers.com.

NEC Incorporated is a direct sales and marketing company based in Braintree, Massachusetts. They are a BtoB firm that is hired by companies such as Verizon and Quill to acquire new customers and help them add additional revenue streams to their existing customer base. NEC is currently hiring for sales & marketing talent due to increased demand for its services. Joining us for this podcast is the president of NEC Incorporated, Jim Rothermel. (download mp3)

Jobs in Pods has 2 new jobcasts with Progressive Insurance. You can listen to them here…

The first one is about entry level claims opportunities at Progressive. They interview two employees from their Claims department: Tricia Griffith and Katie Nowakowski. It’s 10 minutes long. (download mp3)

The second one is about entry level analysts at Progressive. They interview a former intern. It’s 6 minutes long. (download mp3)

Five new shows highlight this weeks live stream! Listen live via our homepage: http://jobradio.fm/

1. TOTAL PICTURE RADIO: Whatever Your Job Title Is, Guess What? You’re In Sales (download mp3)

2. CAREER SUCCESS RADIO: Preparing for a career fair (download unavail)

3. CAREER CZAR: Careers in CD and Video Production with Guest: Rich Gackowski (download mp3)

4. JOBS IN PODS: All about diversity at ADP (download mp3)

5. JOBRADIO.FM: Joe Carbone of Connecticut’s The Workplace Inc talks about their green job training initiatives (download mp3)

Our friends at ADP talk about diversity at their company. (7 min)

Six new shows highlight this weeks stream. Listen live at http://jobradio.fm.

1. TOTAL PICTURE RADIO: What to do if your’e not a natural born seller, Part 1 (download mp3)

2. SECRETS OF THE JOB HUNT: Wendy Enelow, author & resume writer on trends in resumes (download mp3)

3. ONWARD SEARCH CAREER CAST: Episode #2 The Staffing Process (download mp3)

4. JOBS IN PODS: Stamford Hospital IT Jobcast, learn about techie jobs at a hospital (download mp3)

5. CAREER CZAR: Jamming with Musicians (download mp3)

6. CAREER SUCCESS RADIO: Nourishing Your Creativity (download mp3)

Got some cool new shows coming your way this week on the ONLY career advice radio station on the planet! You can now hear these shows in the stream this week. Listen Live. Shows repeat approx every 8 hours.

1. ONWARD SEARCH CAREER CAST: Learn abou the hot new jobs in the search and interactive marketing industries. (download mp3)

2. JOBS IN PODS: Sales and marketing jobcast with Northeast Consulting.(download mp3)

3. TOTAL PICTURE RADIO: How to create meaningful relationships with executive recruiters.(download mp3)

4. SECRETS OF THE JOB HUNT: Job Whiz Debra Feldman gives us some cold calling advice for jobhunters.(download mp3)

5. CAREER SUCCESS RADIO: Create a social media job search plan.(download mp3)

6. DREAM JOB RADIO: Guest: Cay Gilebe VP Sales and Marketing, He Said She Said. (download mp3)

We have eight new shows in the stream this week. Listen live.

1. SECRETS OF THE JOB HUNT: 7 job search strategies by Chandlee Bryan (download mp3)

2. JOBS IN PODS: Rooms To Go Jobcast with their Store Managers (download mp3)

3. TRAVEL NURSING INSIDER: Pursuing a Travel Nursing Job (download mp3)

4. TOTAL PICTURE RADIO: Ron Katz on the ROI on the Individual in HR (download mp3)

5. TOTAL PICTURE RADIO: Alexandra Levit on her new book, New Job, New You (download mp3)

6. CAREER SUCCESS: Wake up! Exploring your passion (download mp3)

7. DREAM JOB RADIO: Bert Dumas of Newell Rubbermaid (file unavailable)

8. TALES FROM THE JOB SEARCH: Practical advice on how to stand out (download mp3)

Well everyone seems to be back at work and ready to hit the ground running. This week in the live stream we have several new shows. Whether your employed or unemployed you will discover some great insights into the job market. Good luck and thanks for listening! Listen Live.

1. TOTAL PICTURE RADIO: Sue Marks, CEO of Pinstripe Talent on “the new normal” (download mp3)

2. TOTAL PICTURE RADIO: Carmen Hudson discusses her new job site “TweetaJob” (download mp3)

3. JOBS IN PODS: 3 Jobcasts with Merck military veterans. Find out what its like going from the military to civilian jobs. (download Merck #1) (download Merck #2) (download Merck #3)

4. CAREER SUCCESS: How to get a work/life balance and avoid burnout (download mp3)

5. CAREER CZAR: How to build your personal brand (download mp3)

6. TALES FROM THE JOB SEARCH TRENCHES: Mark Hovind of Jobbait discusses how differently execs approach job searching (download mp3)

7 DREAM JOB RADIO: Stephanie has Fernando Delgado, Vice President, Talent Intelligence in studio.

NOTE: shows repeat approx every 7-8 hours. Stream changed every monday with new shows.