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Intern at Boeing
No Offer – Interviewed in Seal Beach, CA May 2013 – Reviewed May 17, 2013 New
Interview Details – Had a structured phone interview with Boeing at their Seal Beach office for a Strategy and Development Intern position under the Engineering, Operations, and Technology division. The interview consisted of about 5 questions and lasted a total of 30 minutes. None of the questions were technical and were all behavioral.
Interview Question – "Tell us about a time when you had to make a difficult decision and what the result of the decision was." Answer Question
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Bus Products Engineer I at Boeing
No Offer – Interviewed in El Segundo, CA Apr 2013 – Reviewed May 16, 2013 New
Interview Details – Called in for an interview. Interviewed by HR and 3 managers. Structured interview behavioral as well as a few technical questions. STAR format
Interview Question – Describe a process or time you worked directly with a Design Engineer in order to change a design and what was the outcome. View Answer
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Intern at Boeing
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Seattle, WA Jan 2009 – Reviewed May 16, 2013 New
Interview Details – 2 interviews, 1 phone and 1 in person. Ask several behavioral questions, salary is non-negotiable.
Interview Question – At the intern level they are very easy - tell me about a difficult situation and how you resolved it. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Non-negotiable other than the start date
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Summer Internship at Boeing
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Jan 2013 – Reviewed May 15, 2013 New
Interview Details – After completing the STAR system, I received a phone interview with the manager and 4 other functional managers. Very casual, lasted about 30 minutes. Asked typical HR interview questions. Waiting a week to initially hear that they decided to continue with another candidate. Surprisingly, three months later received a phone call asking if I was still interested in the position.
Interview Question – I can't specify the most difficult question that was asked during the interview, because they were all standardized interview questions. Answer Question
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Lead Java Developer at Boeing
No Offer – Interviewed in Tukwila, WA Mar 2013 – Reviewed May 14, 2013 New
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I was contacted by one of their preferred vendors and given a copy of the SOW to review. The SOW looked moderately interesting as I've built a few solutions on par with it. After the interview, however, I determined the project actually comprised building a services layer between a legacy system and a commercial product ( even less challenging than I imagined ).
The interview was the least interesting, and least challenging interview I've ever participated in as a professional. My follow up questions to their infrastructure and methodologies were handled with "Oh yes, we intend to do that" and "We decided to go with this [obsolete practice], so we're going to go by this [obsolete practice]".
Interview Question – Reverse a String View Answer
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Engineer at Boeing
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Saint Louis, MO Mar 2013 – Reviewed May 8, 2013 New
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Just some hints I wish I knew when I first started applying:
- Boeing does NOT have any way of getting around the online application process. You apply online. I have family and friends who work there. I met some of the management at a picnic. All said the same thing, there is no longer a "Good old boys" type networking. You have to apply for the jobs online.
- One caveat, if you go t a career fair at your university or one open to those in your community, you may be able to get a special requisition number for unadvertised jobs if you qualify. This is still all strictly by the books hiring and HR approved. You can't ask your friends for secret req's.
- Apply to as many jobs as you qualify for. Unlike some other companies that may consider you for relevant positions and unlike some other companies that will even disqualify you for applying too much, Boeing encourages applicants to apply to as many jobs as you qualify for. You are only considered for those you apply for. That said, it's a numbers game and some applications take many months to respond. Do not get discouraged. As long as you qualify for them, 50 applications is not unheard of before receiving a response.
- Be completely honest on your background check. They are sticklers for honesty. If anything does not match up--a firing, a missing job, missing education, some criminal record--even if you think it is long ago and forgotten, list it. Disclosure is encouraged, and if anything pops up that you left out, you may not be able to apply again for a set period of time in the years.
-The program you are interviewing for is the program you will be working on. If you are interviewing for the 777, study that program so you can ask some relevant questions. The people you are interviewing with will likely be from your potential team, so don't bother mentioning something about the 747 at a 777 interview. While it's "One Boeing" and you may jump around programs later in your career, you want to stay focused on why you are excited to work on that one program. Be psyched, there are some great programs out there!!
Interview Question – S.T.A.R. style questions -- all easy, just try to think of a ton of relevant anecdotes you can pluck from during the interview. Show your nerdy, technical, interesting and best side with each story. Answer Question
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Systems Engineer at Boeing
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Los Angeles, CA Apr 2013 – Reviewed May 12, 2013 New
Interview Details – The questions asked were mainly behavioral questions and expected me to answer in the STAR format. It was a structured interview. For example, they asked me to describe the most challenging project I worked on, what did I do and what was the results.
Interview Question – The best way to prepare is to be familiar with the STAR interview method. There are plenty of resources online. Answer Question
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Fire Protection Engineering Intern at Boeing
No Offer – Reviewed May 11, 2013 New
Interview Details – The interview was mostly behavioral questions and experience.
Interview Question – No real difficult question all were pretty standard Answer Question
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Software Engineer II at Boeing
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Kent, WA – Reviewed May 9, 2013 New
Interview Details – Only one interview over the phone. I knew someone on the inside. It took 3 months from the phone interview before I received the formal offer in the mail. No one officially told me I got the job, only to "be patient".
Interview Question – It was too long ago. I think I was asked about my experience with message-oriented middleware. I was a perfect fit for the job, so there wasn't much resistance to hiring me. View Answer
Negotiation Details – They asked me how much I was expecting, so I had to fire the first shot. What I asked was exactly what they offered me.
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Inside Sales/CDG Software Division at Boeing
No Offer – Interviewed in Long Beach, CA Apr 2013 – Reviewed May 8, 2013 New
Interview Details – I was contacted by CDG/Boeing from their own internal recruitment team. This was for an inside sales position working out of their main Long Beach location. I had 2 phone interviews, 1 casual and the other more formal/technical. I also had 2 in-person interviews at Long Beach. 1 was with the director of sales and the other was with the president of the division. They were standard interviews which followed typical styles and length (60-70 minutes each). I never had more than 8 days separating each point of contact and they moved reasonably fast/organized through their process. After 9 days from my last interview, I reached out to the internal recruiter for a hiring update/status. I was informed that I was "1 of 3 well qualified candidates and a decision would be made within 3 days and I would be notified. A week went by and no word either way. I decided to send an email asking if my candidacy was still being considered by Boeing, still no answer from them. This was surprising, since the job posting was still up on their web site. In the end, no one from CDG/Boeing ever responded to my inquiry. How long could it take to respond to one of your 3 job finalists via return email? I guess too long for Boeing. GO AIRBUS!!
Interview Question – I can't think of one question or interviewing strategy used by anyone there out of the standard "cookie cutter" style used from any other company. Answer Question
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