I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PACCAR (Bellevue, WA) in Feb 2009
Interview
Laid-back, friendly interviewers. A lot of soft questions, very few technical questions (if any), which was a big surprise. Interviewed with 8 people on the team.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PACCAR
Interview
The interview consisted of three 30 minute interviews with three analysts and two hiring managers. They gave an excel test (pivot tables, vlookup, line graph creation) and an access test but didn't really ask any finance questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
It was surprising that they asked no questions about finance - they were simply looking for someone who has strong excel and access proficiency.
Financial Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at PACCAR with 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 59.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Financial Analyst roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at PACCAR overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at PACCAR as a Financial Analyst according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 29%
Background check: 14%
Drug test: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
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