I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at John Deere (Detroit, MI) in Apr 2019
Interview
Applied through a pre-screening portal for a conference that was focused on university graduates. Long interview with specific behavioral questions focusing on some technical experiences as well. This was for a manufacturing rotational program.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A time you had to work with a difficult team member
Phone call screening, then it lead to one virtual interview with one of the engineers I would have been working with had I got the job and got a position on the mechanical engineering team at deere
Straight foreword interview process. It included behavioral questions only using STAR method. 5-7 question for each interview. There was a total of 2 rounds of interviews each with a 2 person panel.
Star Format on behavioral questions with 2 panels. Asked about myself then describe themselves. Then asked 5 behavioral questions in each interview. Then provided me with the opportunity to ask question related to the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time where you made a decision to fast?
Manufacturing Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at John Deere with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 82% positive. To compare, the company-average is 75.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Manufacturing Engineer roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 29 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 Manufacturing Engineer according to 29 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Background check: 18%
Group panel interview: 16%
Skills test: 14%
Drug test: 11%
Phone interview: 11%
Personality test: 5%
Presentation: 2%
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