Graduate MEP Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Buro Happold with 3.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Graduate MEP Engineer roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Buro Happold overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Buro Happold as a Graduate MEP Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
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Presentation on topic of personal choosing followed by traditional interview with questioning. Many abstract questions. Not too long of a process, featured head of department along with two senior level engineers.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Buro Happold in Sep 2018
Interview
An online video interview with about 6 pre-recorded industry-related questions, then about 6 logical questions. Answers were timed to about 1 minute each. The whole interview lasted around 20 minutes.
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Question 1
Questions along these lines:
- What is the sum of all whole numbers from 1 to 100
- Which is heavier: a ton of feathers, or a ton of bricks
- If you roll a die thrice, what is the probability of getting the same side thrice
- You have 9 balls and a balance sale. All balls are of equal weight except one, which is heavier. Using only the balance scale, how many measurements would it take to find the heavier ball?
- You have a running tap, a 3 liter container, and a 5 liter container. How many attempts are required to accurately fill a 4 liter container?
- Which is more important to society: comedians, doctors, or engineers
- What are two important skills a good consultant should have?
- What is your opinion on sustainability in the built environment?
- Describe a time you re-invented to improved a process
- Describe a time you team-worked to obtain results you couldn't have independently
- Describe a time you completed a project with little to no instructions
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Buro Happold
Interview
Submitted application and invited to do a digital interview where you answer questions from a video prompt. The interview was about 15 minutes long and I got a response the next day saying I didn't make it to the next round.