Covéa Insurance supports local sixth form students with mock interviews

Covéa Insurance recently hosted 18 sixth form students from Calder High School at its Halifax offices. The students participated in realistic mock interviews and were marked on punctuality, appearance and communication skills.

The event provided the students with excellent insight into what would be expected from them in a real life job interview, whilst also having the added benefit of the experience forming part of an assignment on their business course.

Jan Healey, Associate Head Teacher, Calder High School commented:

“For a number of years BTEC L3 students have had the fantastic opportunity of working with Covéa Insurance. This year, students were not only interviewed by Covéa Insurance staff but were invited to have their interviews at the offices in Halifax. They found this extremely useful and said that the experience was a very useful insight into what to expect in interviews. As a result of the support Covéa Insurance have given our students, many of them are working towards Distinction level on this unit.”

James Reader, Chief Executive of Covéa Insurance also commented:

“This was the first event of this type that we have hosted internally and it was a huge success. We pride ourselves on supporting our local communities and support for our local schools forms a large part of the work we do. It’s great that this event has helped the students gain skills in a practical environment that will support them once they make their way in to the world of work and start applying for jobs.”

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About Covéa Insurance

Covéa Insurance Plc is the UK underwriting business of a leading French mutual insurance group Covéa. 

Covéa Insurance is independently accredited by the Institute of Customer Service, with a ServiceMark Distinction for its entire UK operation. It also holds Chartered Insurer status for its Commercial business.

Covéa Insurance is signatory to the HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter and the Insurance Inclusivity Pledge, and has been named one of the top 75 employers in West Yorkshire & the Humber. Covéa Insurance is a multiple award winner in Diversity & Inclusion and Customer Champion of the Year, and for the fifth consecutive year, received 5-star accreditation in the Insurance Times Broker Service Survey for Personal Lines.