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Updated Feb 7, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Logistic Assistant at BMW
Posted Feb 7, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Shenyang, Liaoning (China) (took 2 days)
For the phone interview, the logistics manager is a guy from Germany and he asked questions like, my internship experiences, the problems occurred during the internship, as well as why I'm willing to work back in China. It was a pretty short one, because he was on his business trip in Germany at that time.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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North America Position at BMW
Posted Oct 18, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 in Woodcliff Lake, NJ (took 2 months)
Internal posting open for 2 weeks, then posting goes external.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Engineering at BMW
Posted Sep 21, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2010 in Abu Rawwash (Egypt) (took a day)
i heard from friends about the opportunities the company provide, they have a career section in their website but actually i preferred to go their to hand them a hard copy of my CV , i was told to wait for a week,t then i had a phone call to arrange an interview, i went at the company's headquarter in elqatamia...the interviewer was nice and friendly....after may be a month i got a call to inform me that Iam accepted.
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Negotiation Details
about the facility......could be
Other Details
I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Innovative Software Developer at BMW
Posted Aug 26, 2011
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2011 in Munich (Germany) (took 1 week)
After I applied online, within 1 week I was contacted by HR manager for my diplomas and certificates, and 2 days later I received the invitation for the interview. I had 1 weekend to prepare, and I asked them what kind of interview I am going to have, and they said: Mostly technical but a little bit of everything.
Interview was very very technical. It lasted for 1,5 hours, and I was asked some questions from logistics and optimization and many many questions from C++ and object oriented programming.
I was disappointed to learn that I was interviewed by a person who has no experience whatsoever, and worked in BMW only 6 months. My expression was that the guy just had a set of questions in front of him, and answers, and if my answer was not exactly as it was written there, it was considered wrong. Just to be fair, I must say that I failed to answer most of the questions correct (at least in his understanding).
Another downside was that the guy that interviewed me was from my country, and there is a high competition among us abroad, so no wonder he made it as difficult for me as he could (that's how I felt).
So to conclude: if you need to prepare for the interview with BMW, repeat all the concepts of OOP, read FAQ on C++, and be ready for all the standard tricky questions from C++.
If your background is not from computer science, repeat some basic definitions from your field. My mistake was that I prepared to talk about complex algorithms and optimization problems, but I did not pay any attention to initial definitions.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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FInancial Controller at BMW
Posted Jul 10, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2009 (took 1 week)
It's will be much easier to know somebody inside company. The company is very active. Flat org. Nice colleagues.
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Negotiation Details
Bonus can be a little negotiable.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Intern at BMW
Posted Apr 3, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 in Beijing, Beijing (China) (took 2 weeks)
apply by email, tele-internview, HR interview, PC skill test, manager interview
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Intern at BMW
Posted Jul 23, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2009 in Munich (Germany) (took a day)
I was first interviewed by a school official at my college and then she put me in contact with my future boss at BMW who interviewed me over the phone. We had a very general sort of interview, with no quantitative parts. The interview was more a way for them to decide what I should work with, they were pretty much decided to give me a job already because my 1:1 interview with the school official was good and I looked good on paper. Being able to conduct at least part of the interview in German is a great plus since German car companies tend to be pretty conservative about that sort of thing.
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Negotiation Details
Not really, German intern salaries are generally very low. BMW paid me more than most would have. But it's a great experience.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Business Analyst at BMW
Posted Feb 12, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 in Munich (Germany) (took 2 days)
Very organized. The interview process was very complicated, with many integral parts, however,the laid-back atmosphere did not make me feel like I was under pressure, whicjh I liked. I am not usre whether I gave them what they were asking for on the personlaity test, but it must have worked, because they made me an offer, however, for a lesser salary.
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Reason for Declining
Salary package was lowered.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Personality Test.
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Engineering Intern at BMW
Posted Dec 17, 2009
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2009 in Munich (Germany) (took 2 months)
This interview was conducted totally in German, although it is possible to make arrangements to do so in English. The language that the interview is conducted in will typicall reflect the language that will be used most often on the job. Mine consisted of three telephone interviews, and I was also vetted during the first week in-country.
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Negotiation Details
Pay was non-negotiable. It is an interning position, so this is typical. I was able to secure company housing at a much reduced rate from market price.
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Engineering at BMW
Posted Jun 9, 2009
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2009 in Munich (Germany) (took 2 months)
The whole interview was a stress interview. Most questions were about conflict management. No questions about my technical skills. My former impression about BMW' culture as being respectfull to each other and open minded changed during the interview to the conviction that working at BMW R&D must be horrible stressfull with permanent conflicts among the employees.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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