I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Southern Company (Dothan, AL)
Interview
I was already hired before I walked in the door. They knew the people they wanted. Administrators where in panic mode as they knew that they where losing 1/3 of their people due to retirement in 5 years and it takes at least that long to make an instrument tech.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Southern Company (Waynesboro, GA) in May 2015
Interview
1. Online question with job submission
2.Called back for Interview in late afternoon ~4pm
3. Interviewed by a four person panel.
4. They will contact you if you are selected with an offer again via call around ~4pm
5. If not selected historically they have been known to drop all contact so be proactive if you make it to step 3.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Are you a team player and can work well with others?
Instrument Technician applicants have rated the interview process at Southern Company with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Instrument Technician roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Southern Company overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Southern Company as a Instrument Technician according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 20%
Skills test: 20%
Presentation: 10%
Group panel interview: 10%
Background check: 10%
Personality test: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
One on one interview: 10%
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