I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Wood (Reading, England)
Interview
Submit CV and cover letter. Online interview with technical and soft skills questions. Assessment centre with group exercise, HR interview and technical interview. Online interviewer condescending and seemed to want to look for holes in my answers. Assessment centre interviewers were very welcoming and created a constructive atmosphere. Waited five weeks for feedback, not offered role based on technical interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Construct PFD for a process, size equipment, discuss applications of process in industry, optimise heat integration, look for areas to reduce energy consumption etc.
There is a first round of online interviews that are a mix of behavioral and technical questions. Then there is an assessment center that consists of a technical, HR and group interviews. Most of the staff present made you feel very comfortable, though, at points the culture of the company came to question. One of the female applicants that I met was made to feel very uncomfortable when a big deal was made over the fact that she asked a question on inclusivity and equality at Wood. The head of the graduate application process approached her after the interview and defended their lack of female representation calling the process industry a 'male dominated' one. Additionally, sustainability was heavily focused on during the presentation of the company but it was not really noticeable when talking to other graduates currently working there when they were describing the projects they were involved in.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Construct the p&id of a process described and discuss the approach used for the sizing of all the equipment involved. For the group: design and build with legos an offshore accommodation facility for wind farm workers.
I applied online. I interviewed at Wood in Feb 2022
Interview
Initial interview to get to know the candidate better. Would not recommend accepting this stage. The interviewer did not have their camera on. They seemed condescending. They asked me if I was nervous within the first minute of the interviewer. The interviewer clearly did not care about the company values.