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Engineering at DRS Technologies
Posted Nov 15, 2011
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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 Jul 2011 in Dallas, TX (took a day)
Very low key and focused on their company. The interviewer was looking to hire for a time too far in the future for it to be applicable. Overall interesting company and a friendly interview. Good to go with a specific position in mind and be pro-active in pursuing a position.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Intern at DRS Technologies
Posted Oct 11, 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 Jan 2010 (took a day)
The hiring manager called me to set up a phone interview. The interview was essentially a typical phone interview. I was asked some behavioral questions and why I wanted to work for the company.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Tech Writer II at DRS Technologies
Posted Sep 30, 2011
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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 Sep 2011 in Merrimack, NH (took 3 days)
Interview initiated by recruiting officer who was professional and very welcoming. Next was phone interview with department manager, then in-person interview with multiple employees from management to potential co-workers. No surprise questions, but be prepared to answer the usual; your previous responsibilities, most challenging task, most successful project, growth in past position, etc. Being forthcoming and open is very beneficial.
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Negotiation Details
I did not negotiate.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Co-op Engineer at DRS Technologies
Posted Mar 27, 2011
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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 Jan 2009 in Huntsville, AL (took a day)
Meet at the career fair;
applied for job through school,
Interview scheduled
Interviewed at company location by hiring manager
Contacted by phone with job offer.
Since this was done through University coop office they tried to take control of the processes and did mostly. Most normal interview processes wont be that way. The people and culture very laid back and friendly. Although that did not extended past mid level management.
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Negotiation Details
NO NEGOTIATION; but that because its agreed upon by school and company. I'm sure they have an arrangement for student services for a small fee ;-)
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Business Development Director at DRS Technologies
Posted Mar 7, 2011
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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 Feb 2011 in Dallas, TX (took 4 weeks)
Replied to internet job posting, screened by internal recruiter/HR, phone interview with hiring manager, flew in for in-person interview with BD and Marketing Director/VP(?) and line-of-business leader. Office climate was odd...very quiet. Hardly saw anyone outside of their cubes. Very generic appearing space. Both interviewers were rather evasive to my own questions about the company, products, customer acceptance, etc...also odd. Seemed nice enough but didn't appear to have a real handle on the business plan. Oh well.
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Reason for Declining
Not comfortable with the culture or the management...or their chances of success. Had better opportunities.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Manager at DRS Technologies
Posted Aug 16, 2010
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2010 in Dallas, TX (took a day)
Not a friendly company. Really ugly offices. HR department is very unfriendly and doesn't return e-mail or calls. Not a place I would fit into easily, even with 22 years of corporate experience.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Production Planner at DRS Technologies
Posted Feb 27, 2010
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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 2008 in Fort Walton Beach, FL (took 1+ week)
Contacted company at local job fair. Left resume with HR rep. Was called next day to arrange interview. DRS is a defense contractor that bought out Metric Systems, a defense contractor that started out as a mom/pop shop and grew to multi-million dollar business. The company is ISO9000 certified. HR people friendly and professional. Interviewed with Production Control Supervisor. Toured the company and met a few people. Interviewer gave an overview of what the company produced, how they produced it, type of MRP system, production flow, etc. I asked key questions related to production i.e. routers used, how material was released to production, access to blueprints, adherence to blueprints and process, etc. I explained my experience in manufacturing/production and how I felt I could help them achieve their goals. Questions from the interviewer related to MRP, manufacturing techniques/process, routers, project management, supporting production, problem solving, teamwork.
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Negotiation Details
Got a call from HR rep who said they would mail an offer letter. Salary was offered and accepted as-is. This town doesn't pay much and I had been out of work for a while, so I took the offer without countering. I would advise anyone to get what you can up-front. You will rarely be able to re-negotiate your salary once you are working at a company, unless it's a promotion or new position. Get what you are worth and don't under-sell yourself, but be careful that you don't price yourself out of a job.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Software Engineer at DRS Technologies
Posted Aug 26, 2009
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2007 in Huntsville, AL (took 2 weeks)
Asked some technical questions on a white board and asked about what I did in school. I was interviewed by many different people. Two software leads at the same time. Then another software lead by themselves. Get ready though once you start it's all Vxworks and embedded coding so steer clear if that isn't what you like. The Manager of the department is nice but very stern. Be prepared to work overtime and to spend nights studying to learn the concepts as they don't give time for you to learn.
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Negotiation Details
offer was great I didn't need to ask for more
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Program Manager at DRS Technologies
Posted Jun 6, 2009
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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 Dec 2008 in Bridgeport, CT (took 4+ weeks)
My intial communication with the company was an internal recruiter call in response to my posted resume. The phone interview with the recuiter did not give me any great insight into the company. The group panel interview did yield some interesting questions. My advice to other interview candidates would be to have more than the usual amount of patience when interviewing with this company because their process is slow.
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Reason for Declining
I did decline the offer for two reasons. I had accepted a better posiiton elsewhere and my feeling was this would be a fairly hard company to work for from my viewpoint due in part of the way it was operated. Seems as if operating problems were accepted rather than fixed. I probably have worked in the commerical world too long.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Engineering at DRS Technologies
Posted Mar 19, 2009
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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 Mar 2009 (took a day)
About one month from application to initial contact. Interview was not scheduled until another 2-3 weeks. Interviewed with two people separately: one level above, one at similar level. Received tour of facility and then proceeded to details of position and organization structure. Discussed past experiences with technologies currently in use at employer. Latter part of interview focused on behavioral questions.
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Other Details
I Applied Online.
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