Engineering Graduate Programmer applicants have rated the interview process at Rolls-Royce with 3.5 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 69.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Engineering Graduate Programmer roles take an average of 39 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Rolls-Royce overall takes an average of 34 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Rolls-Royce as a Engineering Graduate Programmer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Other: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Presentation: 14%
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I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Rolls-Royce (Berlin) in Jun 2015
Interview
I applied online for the position of Engineering Graduate Programme.
Afterwards I had to take some online tests: behavioural and other IQ tests.
After a month they sent me an email inviting me for an assessment centre in Berlin.
At this assessment Centre there was an initial personal interview with common questions to know about yourself and how much you know about the company. Then, the 10 candidates were split in 2 groups to partecipate in a group competition were you had to build a structure capable of displacing 2 marbles from one side to the other of the table. The materials provided were: paper, string and plastic cups. Time limit: 45'
Finally, a technical interview were they asked me about fatigue and heat transfer.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Rolls-Royce (Derby, England)
Interview
3 weeks overall. Great process. Nice, crisp and easy to follow. Well structured and lots of time to relax before the next task. One to one interview about yourself (prepared or improvised presentation about yourself - up to you which one you choose, I choose improvised), team exercise and a technical interview. All assesses were really friendly and helped along the way, especially in the technical interview which can be very challenging.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
Description of the steps you take in an design process after requirements are set.
Who are some of Rolls-Royce clients? Which sectors they work in and what are they working on within your chosen discipline (civil, defence, nuclear, etc.)?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Rolls-Royce (Derby)
Interview
Initially I completed an online application form, followed by numerical and verbal reasoning tests. After successfully passing these tests I was invited to an assessment centre in Derby. The assessment centre was made up on a presentation about a given topic, a group exercise, a competency interview and a technical interview.