I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at AkzoNobel in Jun 2011
Interview
I applied to the position from a career website. HR department called me and they asked for a technical interview first. They canceled interview at the day we've decided. They asked for another day for technical interview.They told technical interview will be followed by a HR.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at AkzoNobel
Interview
I was actually located by a recruiter just out of college. The recruiter called me, gave me the rundown, there was a short phone interview followed by two in person interviews. They were round robin style with single interviewers - five the first time, two the second. Varying from a coworker, direct supervisor, technical manager, sales manager, VP.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The most unexpected was "Why should we hire you instead of a guy who has __ experience?"
Technical Service Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at AkzoNobel with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Technical Service Engineer roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at AkzoNobel overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at AkzoNobel as a Technical Service Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
Phone interview: 20%
Drug test: 20%
Background check: 20%
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