State Farm has a six- to nine-month internship program before new agents are placed in the field, depending on their background and experience. The program includes as many as eight weeks to get ...

A resume gap shouldn't be a career-ender. Whether employees leave the workforce to raise kids, switch careers, pursue education or manage a myriad of other interruptions, a brief break often ...

But Allstate has taken a more formal approach. First piloted in New York City in mid-2003 and unveiled in Buffalo in early 2004, the DAL program is designed to ensure that Allstate "didn't miss a ...