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Manager at Dow Chemical
Accepted Offer – Reviewed May 16, 2013 New
Interview Details – Web based, well organized, speed depends on manager, relocation generally not offered in lower levels
Interview Question – Tell us about a time when you had to manage up. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – I have been an employee for > 20 years, so I will not comment as data would be old
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Production Engineer at Dow Chemical
No Offer – Interviewed in Apr 2013 – Reviewed May 8, 2013 New
Interview Details – Was invited for a plant interview and a tour of the plant.
Interview Question – Have you ever failed to meet a deadline? Answer Question
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Research Engineer at Dow Chemical
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Freeport, TX Dec 2012 – Reviewed Apr 15, 2013
Interview Details – The interview process was pretty standard. I gave a research seminar in the morning and then had one on one interviews for the rest of the day. One on one interviews were exhausting, due to the fact that I was the one who would always ask questions, initiate the conversation and so on. Imaging, by the end of the day I almost run out of questions....
Reason for Declining – due to location
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Engineering Co-Op at Dow Chemical
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Mar 31, 2013
Interview Details – I went to a National Conference. HR scheduler put me with the person that could give the most information for my major. I received the coop.
Interview Question – Why do you want to work with Dow? Answer Question
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Chemical Engineer at Dow Chemical
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Mar 7, 2013
Interview Details –
Dow came to my campus in the Fall semester (October-ish) for a career fair and infosession. I submitted my resume both times, got an on-campus interview. While I didn't immediately get an onsite interview, I was kept in the applicant pool and bounced around to a few sites for interviews and tours before finally getting an offer in February. While I didn't enjoy being dragged around for such a long time, I'm glad that an opening was found for me, as Dow is a great company to work for. Everyone I met was kind and warm and very open, and I never felt that the work environment was hostile or cut-throat in any way.
All interviews I had except one were entirely behavioral, consisting of STAR-type questions meant to address specific attributes in a candidate (i.e. emotional intelligence, problem solving skills, teamwork skills, technical capabilities, etc.) One interviewer asked me three very basic chemical engineering technical questions. I think what they are more concerned about is whether you fit into their culture. As long as you are not awkward and you have some good success stories to tell, you'll be well prepared for the interviews.
Interview Questions
- Tell me about a time when you failed to meet a deadline. View Answer
- Tell me about a time when you were faced with a stressful situation. How did you deal with it? View Answer
- Have you ever had to tell someone "no"? Answer Question
- What process conditions can you change to a gas flow to increase its density? View Answer
Negotiation Details – Salary/bonus is pretty much set based on experience and degree. I was able to negotiate my start date though.
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Maintenance Engineer at Dow Chemical
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Freeport, TX Feb 2013 – Reviewed Mar 1, 2013
Interview Details – Applied online got a response from a recruiter in about 2 weeks. Asked me basics about my current jobs benefits and pay. Asked if I would be interested a position. Set up a phone interview. Had a phone interview with the hiring manager and her boss. Interview went well and asked to do a site visit. Did a site visit it was an all day affair with the hiring manger, and a full panel of employees. Asked a lot of questions about why Dow, standard interview questions, and technical questions.
Interview Question – What is an interference fit? How would you design one? View Answer
Negotiation Details – I did most of the negotiation with the recruiter. They gave me everything I wanted
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Research Specialist at Dow Chemical
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Mar 2009 – Reviewed Mar 1, 2013
Interview Details –
was referred by an acquaintance; Was invite for an onsite interview;
Was given an offer
Interview Question – Questions were not too difficult Answer Question
Negotiation Details – I have asked a median salary for my experience and got it
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Senior Chemist at Dow Chemical
No Offer – Interviewed in Houston, TX Jan 2009 – Reviewed Feb 28, 2013
Interview Details – Great processes in place, best place to work since the recruitment
Interview Question – none Answer Question
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Senior Engineer at Dow Chemical
No Offer – Interviewed in Midland, MI – Reviewed Feb 27, 2013
Interview Details – Interviewed at campus recruitment. I was contacted after a couple of weeks and scheduled for a onsite interview in Midland, Michigan. On the day of my interview, I first gave a 45 minutes presentation followed by one on one interviews with eight different people, each one took around 45 min. None of the questions were tricky, most of them were technical questions, not many behavioral type questions.
Interview Question – Where do you see yourself in five years? Answer Question
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Intern at Dow Chemical
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Feb 27, 2013
Interview Details – met them at the career fair and applied. they called me, and asked basic questions about myself; nothing too out of the ordinary. Then they called me for an interview at the site, and it was all behavioral questions. They're extremely nice and want to help you succeed in the interview.
Interview Question – Tell me about yourself. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – no negotiation
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