I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at PPG in Sep 2010
Interview
On-campus interview, lasting for half an hour. The interviewer just asked a few behavior questions, like
"have you ever complaint about your advisor? what was the situtation and how did you handle it?" "what is your strength and weakness"
No technical questions were asked. They basically just asked questions about my resume and behavioral questions. Pretty standard interview overall. They also used the star method so be prepared for that.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PPG in Aug 2024
Interview
Zuerst kurze Vorstellung, dann Fragen zu mir und meinem Lebenslauf, dann Fragen zur Chemie (meine früheren Stationen und Kenntnisse, die zur Stelle passen), dann Vorstellung des Unternehmens, was man sich unter der Stelle vorstellen kann, zuletzt ein Rundgang durch die Labore des Unternehmens
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at PPG (Pittsburgh, PA) in May 2024
Interview
Had an informational session on-campus, and had an on-campus interview following the info session. Interviewed by three alumni (both physical and virtual) from the same department. Interview lasted about 45 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you ever had a conflict with someone you work with, and how did you resolve the conflict.
Chemist applicants have rated the interview process at PPG with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 36% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Chemist roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 11 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at PPG overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at PPG as a Chemist according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 26%
Phone interview: 26%
One on one interview: 13%
Drug test: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Background check: 9%
Skills test: 9%
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