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Updated Apr 30, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Electrical Engineering Internship at Bonneville Power
Posted Apr 30, 2012
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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 Mar 2012 in Portland, OR (took 8 weeks)
The first interview was a conference call with 3 Engineers interviewing me. Very hard to do. Only HR questions asked (very difficult ones). I was given a second interview, where they flew someone over to personally interview me. This interview was much better, I thought for sure I was going to get the position. However I got an automated email a few weeks later saying I didn't make the cut. Never found out why I didn't get it.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Business Analyst at Bonneville Power
Posted Mar 1, 2012
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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 Oct 2010 in Portland, OR (took 1 week)
Phone screen consisted of skills-based inquiry. In-person interview occurred within a week. This consisted of skills-based and behavioral questions, previous work examples. Hiring manager and work leader were different people. Offer came within a week.
Interviewers were nice people. However, the work leader redirected the interview focus from my strengths to his weaknesses. I had no idea a person could be that weak in their core competency and still hold a job. Civil servant attitudes ranged from embracing change to total apathy. Many employees are 3rd party contractors, and their professional opinions and rational thinking are often trumped by the aforementioned apathy or egos.
Any job tools required beyond computer, pencil, and paper requires several layers of approval, regardless of importance or urgency. Although contract workers make up a majority of the workforce, they are not allowed to attend any federally funded training related to group effectiveness, team work, etc. They are expected to be fully-trained experts at everything.
Advice: Ask how decisions are made, and examples of recent decisions. Ask how many times the same problem has been attacked, and how previous solutions are different from or similar to current projects. Ask for examples of previously solved problems that reoccurred. Also, ask what the organizations biggest concerns are and how they are solving them.
If you want to collect a paycheck and "go with the flow", this is the place for you. Just watch your back and document everything. People disappear for no apparent reason, followed by lame explanations (manager ejected after a year on the job due to "skills mismatch" with no prior discussion or notice).
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Negotiation Details
Job grade was not negotiable. Salary was in a range, but benefits were preset.
Other Details
I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Intern at Bonneville Power
Posted Sep 24, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2010 in Portland, OR (took a day)
Was contacted via email, arrived at interview w/5 others. It was similar to speed dating, we rotated for short, 5-10 minute interviews with all the stakeholders/managers that we would potentially be working with. Everyone was friendly. The time with each person was a little short. I also felt like some of the people weren't especially great at interviewing people, but were just there because someone asked them to, but I totally could be wrong (just a gut feeling). There was one individual who really seemed to have no purpose except diversity- they asked really touchy-feely questions that didn't seem too relevant, but you never know in interviews!
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Software Developer II at Bonneville Power
Posted Nov 10, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 in Portland, OR (took 2 weeks)
I was submitted for several positions at BPA by a recruiter from ProDX. There was only a single phone interview for this position and it took quite a while to get it set up. It was mildly disconcerting that they chose to offer me a job after that small amount of interaction. This made me wonder if there may be people on the team who are not great team players because many people can be cordial for an hour on the phone. The interview was mainly technical and the questions were fairly standard.
I received an offer the same day as the interview. After careful consideration, I turned it down.
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Reason for Declining
I had a competing offer from a company that was much more aggressive in recruiting me.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Business Analyst User Experience at Bonneville Power
Posted Aug 19, 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 Dec 2009 in Portland, OR (took a day)
They required a skills assessment where they asked me to answer a number of technical questions to test my knowledge of the industry and methodology.
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Reason for Declining
My current contract was renewed.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Project Manager at Bonneville Power
Posted Feb 17, 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 2010 (took a day)
Building is secure, so you must be escorted by an employee or approved contractor.
Questions included: Describe the project management phases and challenges faced in each; Describe your work on projects using SDLC; Describe what you would do if the development team and operations disagreed on functional requirements; Describe your expertise level with MS Project.
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