I applied online. I interviewed at McMaster-Carr (Aurora, OH) in May 2012
Interview
After reading all of the reviews of this place on Glassdoor, I went into my interview a little skeptical that it could really be that bad. However, within 10 minutes of my first interview, I found myself regretting my 4 hour drive there, and immediately wanted to cancel the rest of my interviews. However, I wanted my gas reimbursed, so I stuck around. This place is unreal. The main person in charge of my interviews was about a year out of college, and was an incredible. She gave me a tour of the place and made sure to tell me which elite college each of her manager colleagues was from and talked to me as if I were one of their elite crowd just because I went to a good school, while the normal employees (all much older than the managers who were in their 20s) were worthless peons. The cubicles were all below head height so the managers could watch their employees, and the employees had to raise a red flag if they needed a manager to stop by their cubicle. She continued the tour by bringing me into the warehouse and repeatedly asked me "what do you notice??" while I tried to list off as many observations as possible as if I were Sherlock Holmes or something. I never figured out what magic observation I was supposed to make, as she was obviously unimpressed. The rest of the interviewers were horrible as well. One guy asked me to value the painting behind him.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How you would you appraise this painting behind me?
I applied online. I interviewed at McMaster-Carr (Elmhurst, IL)
Interview
Incredibly drawn out and tedious interview process with 9 total “interviews” for the entire process, including 5 on the on-site final round. Open-ended questions about yourself and different processes/projects at the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you think X is designed like this, what are things you’d think about when implementing something like X
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at McMaster-Carr
Interview
Made it past phone call screening and had a one-on-one chat with a current manager before final round of interviews. Each round was 45 minutes to an hour long and questions were difficult. Have lots of examples ready. Have different answers ready for similar questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at McMaster-Carr (Chicago, IL)
Interview
The interview process was absolutely phenomenal from start to finish. I really appreciated that the discussions were fully behavioral, allowing me to naturally draw on my past experiences. Furthermore, the company truly goes out of its way to treat you like a VIP throughout the entire visit, covering a remarkably nice hotel stay and providing a generous stipend to ensure you are completely comfortable.
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