Development Engineering Technician applicants have rated the interview process at First Solar with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Development Engineering Technician roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at First Solar overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at First Solar as a Development Engineering Technician according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Drug test: 20%
Group panel interview: 10%
Personality test: 10%
One on one interview: 10%
Skills test: 10%
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The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at First Solar (Perrysburg, OH) in Jan 2022
Interview
No real way to prepare. All job descriptions are not tailored to specific area. All of which are pipeline positions, meaning they'll fit you in where you fit best initially.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at First Solar (Perrysburg, OH) in Jan 2014
Interview
Group manager and several Development Engineers interviewed me. Some were focused on technical knowledge and skills, some were focused on attitude and work ethic/experience, others seemed more worried about ability to gel with the current team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe how you would determine statistically if a manufacturing process was good or bad given some hypothetical data - describe how you measure the efficiency of a solar cell electrically - describe how a solar cell works, etc.