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Updated May 17, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Anonymous at BC Hydro
Posted May 17, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2010 in Vancouver, BC (Canada) (took 3 months)
Apply to position. Wait a long time (one month) for any response, then do a phone interview (due to the number of candidates) that basically is just to confirm you are still interested and agree to the minimum job requirements--not surprisingly by then they can weed out a number of people. Then wait several more weeks for an in-person interview with the manager and HR. Most questions are experiential, "describe an experience where you demonstrated... (this desirable or pre-requisite quality or bit of knowledge)". I also had a written test in my case. Then there was a crazily long wait to get a response, which turned out to be a job offer. With other companies you would think a long delay in responding means you're out of contention, but not with Hydro. Hydro is a behemoth, slow to get going, slow to stop or change direction.
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Negotiation Details
Union positions: take salary as is, or simply don't accept. The mngmnt's hands are firmly bound. I am not sure about the non-union professional association, except that you definitely do negotiate a starting salary and compensation in your interview so you might as well be upfront.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Outreach Representative at BC Hydro
Posted Oct 24, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 in Vancouver, BC (Canada) (took 3 days)
Everything was clear and easy throughout the process. the phone interview was typical- some person asking you the same questions they ask everyone else. Pretty basic process.
The one on one interview was the problem. They got me down there to repeat some of the same questions from the phone interview and then proceeded to ask HR 101 questions and kept on scribbling on a sheet. By the time you get to the one on one interview, although I understand that it is important to ask certain staple questions, interviewers should be able to converse instead of interrogate. It was a waste of time and by the end they knew nothing about me nor did I about them. I expected more depth.
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Reason for Declining
I had a better offer from another company
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Engineer at BC Hydro
Posted Apr 3, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2008 in Vancouver, BC (Canada) (took a day)
Mostly typical HR type questions. e.g. Where do you see yourself in 5 years,etc.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Engineer at BC Hydro
Posted Mar 28, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 in Burnaby, BC (Canada) (took 3 days)
Good interview process with 3 levels of interviews: manager, manager\team and senior manager. Interviews set up through HR for timing and location.
The people are professional and knowledgeable; work in standard office cubicles; work culture is friendly and engaging.
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Negotiation Details
Discuss salary expectations if you don't want to leave money on the table.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation and a Background Check.
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