I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Southern Company (Atlanta, GA) in Sep 2022
Interview
Very friendly and straight forward, multiple rounds of interviews with opportunities to meet employees and learn more about the company, questions were average behavioral questions asking about what you would do in different situations or to describe specific events you’ve encountered.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time you had to work with a difficult team member?
They only have a final round interview, and they basically ask only behavioral questions in a panel interview through WebEx. The process was simple and easy; it takes a few days to get a hearing back.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Southern Company (Atlanta, GA) in Sep 2025
Interview
Was a smooth process, interviewed after career fair and was mostly behavioral questions. Was panel style with two supervisors that are engineers and took turns answering questions. Definitely brush up on those behavioral questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself, how did you handle a conflicting situation
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Southern Company (Atlanta, GA)
Interview
First round was a group interview, all behavioral and super relaxed environment. Be prepared with questions to ask the panel. They mostly asked Tell Me about a time questions and didn't really ask follow ups.
Internship applicants have rated the interview process at Southern Company with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Internship roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 12 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 Internship according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 31%
Personality test: 23%
One on one interview: 23%
Other: 8%
Phone interview: 8%
Presentation: 8%
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