I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Burns & McDonnell (Dallas, TX) in Oct 2024
Interview
An internship interview with personal and behavioral questions focuses on understanding your motivation, adaptability, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. They’ll likely ask about past challenges, successes, and goals. They'll ask also to talk about your past experiences and what you learned from it and how it shapes your current goals.
I was invited to complete a pre-recorded video interview. I was provided 5+ questions to answer (2-3 minutes each). I was allowed to redo my answer(s) once. Overall, it was simple process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1) Why do you want to work for Burns & Mcdonnell?
2) Why Mechanical Engineering, and what kind of work do you see yourself doing from it?
3) What is your work experience and how does it relate to Burns & Mcdonnell?
Quick and short interview process. Only 5 questions. The questions were simple and not much to it. Had an emphasis on the company values and wanted to know how you could contribute.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you help to contribute to the core values of the company.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Burns & McDonnell (Houston, TX) in Mar 2025
Interview
It was a virtual Interview in which i had to respond questions given by recording a video. The question would be given and then you'd have a certain amount of time to respond
Mechanical Engineering Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Burns & McDonnell with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Mechanical Engineering Intern roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 12 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Burns & McDonnell overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Burns & McDonnell as a Mechanical Engineering Intern according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Personality test: 21%
Phone interview: 21%
Skills test: 21%
Presentation: 4%
Background check: 4%
Drug test: 4%
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