I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at John Deere (Coffeyville, KS) in Aug 2017
Interview
The interview was interactive. I was told about the location, the company, job responsibilities. I was asked questions regarding my resume, previous work experience, a couple of technical questions related to the job description, behavioral questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How will you prioritize your tasks? Are you comfortable working extra hours?
1 hr interview, straight forward. behavioral questions were good, if you prepare would be an easy interview. Panel interview can be a little intimidating but the interviewers were nice. Also Prepare for questions at the end.
Initial phone interview then 2 panel interviews. Panel interviews took a total of 2 hours; each with two different people lasting 1 hour. You are asked to follow the STAR format and give specific situations and how you responded.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time that you had a conflict at work, and how did you resolve it?
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at John Deere (Waterloo, IA) in Dec 2021
Interview
STAR PROCESS- Have situational examples available that you can go on and on about. Four or five questions, two panels. There were two groups of two interviewers- whole process lasts about two hours.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Situational and behavior example problems. Brush up on star process approach
Quality Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at John Deere with 3.2 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 75.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Quality Engineer roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 14 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at John Deere overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at John Deere as a Quality Engineer according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 22%
Drug test: 15%
One on one interview: 15%
Skills test: 15%
Group panel interview: 12%
Personality test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Background check: 7%
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