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Updated May 23, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Sourcing at Cummins
Posted May 23, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2012 in Columbus, IN (took a day)
I just went through a panel interview. I applied internally thorugh Cummins as I was looking for an internal transfer. Interviews were well planned. # interviews in total.
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I did not negotiate
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Business Analyst at Cummins
Posted Apr 4, 2012
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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 Feb 2012 in Columbus, IN (took a day)
I met the recruiter at college fair. She asked me to apply on college career site as well as Cummins site. After application, I received an interview call within 10 days. The interview took place on campus. There were 2 interviewers. Both were experienced and worked in the company for more than 15 years. Questions were generic such as leadership example, responsibility or BA or project manager etc.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Mechanical Development Engineer at Cummins
Posted Mar 14, 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 Feb 2012 in Columbus, IN (took 4+ weeks)
Talked to a recruiter at the University Career Fair and was called later that night for a 1 on 1 interview the next morning with a manager. Typical behavioral questions were asked before we moved on to more in depth questions regarding the job and my background. We spoke about what the position would entail and whether or not it would suit me, and also went into great detail on my past experiences. They seem to look for people with interest in their industry by the candidate's hobbies, etc. Following the 1 on 1, I was called 3 weeks later to schedule a phone interview with a hiring manager. At the end of the phone interview, I was extended a verbal offer and received the official offer via email 2 weeks later. Everyone I had spoken to throughout the interviewing process were extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and approachable.
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Salary, bonus, and benefits are non-negotiable, but starting date is.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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College Hire-Engineering at Cummins
Posted Mar 7, 2012
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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 Feb 2012 in Columbus, IN (took 1 week)
I am having prior experience in the Automotive field.
First contacted by the recruiter,followed by phone screening by hiring manager.
Within a weeks time was invited onsite.
Interview was based purely on prior experience and behavioral questions.
Very good company and an excellent working environment.
It is really a privilege to receive offer from Cummins!!
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Design Engineer at Cummins
Posted Mar 4, 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 Sep 2010 in Columbus, IN (took 2+ weeks)
The interview was majorly based on my experience and interests.The first round of interview was telephonic and second round was 1:1 interviews with the entire team. Cummins looks to match the interviewee with its culture and see if there is a fit. My previous experience and situational questions based on it formed the crux of the entire interview process.
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Negotiation Details
There was no negotiation.
Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Mechanical Development Engineer at Cummins
Posted Mar 2, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 in Columbus, IN (took a day)
I was asked some generic questions about my engineering background experience followed by some more difficult specific questions about failure analysis.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Mechanical Design Engineering at Cummins
Posted Mar 1, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in Columbus, IN (took a day)
I emailed the Design Lead directly as someone I knew just finished a coop there. He liked my resume so he setup a technical interview. Usually there are two interviews: HR and technical but I skipped the first one. He took a long time to ask me for an interview after I sent him an email but I emailed him way before they were thinking about hiring for when I wanted to work. He asked me some questions about my resume and my previous work experience as well as some specific technical questions I'll talk about later. He seemed very laid-back but also very knowledgeable as well. I asked him a very difficult question at the end of my interview and he recovered very well and answered my question to my satisfaction. The nice people at Cummins understand coops very well and how to deal with them.
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I was able to negotiate my starting and ending date. Cummins does not negotiate salary but they do still pay very well.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Marketing at Cummins
Posted Feb 29, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in Columbus, IN (took 2 weeks)
I had an initial interview with HR. HR was very friendly and enthusiastic. Pretty standard, asked about items on my resume and also ask about innovation. My second interview was a phone interview with a hiring manager and was very similar to the HR interview. It was more in-depth and really focused around my past experiences.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Environmental Health & Safety Engineer at Cummins
Posted Feb 25, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 in Columbus, IN (took a day)
I applied for this job on a specialized engineering website and also the Cummins website. I was offered a job interview within a week by a Cummins recruiter who arranged an interview for the following week. I was emailed a copy of the job description, benefits and interview itinerary before the interview. The interview was scheduled to take 2 hours. 1 ½ hours for the interview and a half hour wrap up with HR.
I arrived for the interview about 20 minutes early, and was instructed that I was required to watch the safety video before I was allowed to enter the facility (about 15 minutes). Following the video, the hiring manager came to get me and took me to the conference room.
The interview consisted of me and 5 employees including HR, Engineering, EHS and Environmental personnel. They asked me to tell them a little about myself, and then went on to conduct the "interview". They asked random behavior based questions about leadership, name a time that I failed at something, etc. These questions were routine as far as behavior based questions are concerned, however I feel that these questions do not apply for specialized technical positions. This was the second interview I have had in my life that was solely behavior based- Mars also does it, I am not a fan. I took my time to answer each question trying to tie it to current and previous positions I have held. I asked them to repeat one question, and then explain what the interviewer thought it meant, and he then replied with he wasn't sure what the question meant (helpful- not so much).
At the end of an hour, they asked if I had any questions. I had typed out about 20 questions, depending on what was and wasn't covered during the interview. The first question I had was for them to tell me about the day to day responsibilities of this position. The EHS hiring manager then said while the position answered to the HSE manager, it wasn't really and EHS position, but rather worked for another engineer. The engineering manager then jumped in with a question about my background as a risk analyst. I then asked how this position related to the job posted, and didn't get much of an answer. Based on this new information I withheld the rest of my questions, as I found that the job that was advertised wasn't even close to the job they were offering, and we said our goodbyes.
I was offered a tour of the plant, which was very interesting and is usually the highlight of interviews I have attended. Following the tour, I met with an HR representative. This person had never done an interview before and read off of a list of questions during this final phase. He asked if I was ok with the pay and benefits. I informed him that no one had gone over the pay and he said he didn't know the pay and would have to ask...? Really? He asked if I then had questions about the benefits. I asked about the relocation, and he proceeded to read from the benefits sheet they had provided! I asked specific questions and again he said he didn't know and would have to find out. He asked if I was looking at other companies and the salary of those positions. He then took me to the front desk for me to turn in my vest, badge and safety glasses.
I called the recruiter on my way home, as had been requested, and we spoke about how the interview went. I informed her of my disappointment and she said she was sorry to hear it. I told her I didn't appreciate driving all that way (with no expenses covered) to the interview to only have it turn out to be a different job in reality. She said she was sorry and that she would have told me sooner, if she was able. She then informed me that this position had been posted for like 6 months or something with a different title and job description and didn't get any responses, and thus changed it to an EHS position. She asked my salary requirements, and I asked what the job paid- about 25,000 less than the actual EHS position would have been. I told her my requirements and she said she could do it if I was interested. I told her I didn’t even know if I would want it for that amount since it wasn’t in my career field and also lack of interest in general at this point. I also informed her of the HR staff's inability to answer basic questions. She offered to put me in for another position a few states away that WAS in my career field. I then declined and said I didn’t want to go any further with the position I had interviewed for.
Overall, this left me with a bad taste in my mouth for Cummins. My recruiter went above and beyond in my opinion, and would possibly apply for another position here- but we will have to see.
I hope others have a better experience. I just wanted to give my experience with my bait and switch interview as this was my first experience with Cummins.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Sales Applications Engineer at Cummins
Posted Feb 18, 2012
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3.0
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 in Columbus, IN (took 2 weeks)
I conducted an iterview on the campus of the University of Kentucky. This first Interview was in person, but a general interview that asked personality questions. I was then emailed and setup a time for a phone interview. After the phone interview, which took about 45 min, I was told that the engineer I was talking to would contact HR and they would be sending me an offer in the mail. I would then have a short period of time to decide.
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Negotiation Details
No negotiation.
Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Personality Test.
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