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EIT Mechanical Eng at Dow Chemical
Posted Oct 27, 2010
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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 Oct 2010 in Vancouver, BC (Canada) (took 2 days)
through campus hiring procedure
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Engineering at Dow Chemical
Posted Oct 22, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 (took a day)
Dow Chemical was relatively nice to me and upbeat during the interview. Their hiring representative was nice in person and seemed genuinely interested. Most all questions were personality based. Did not get second interview.
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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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Marketing Manager at Dow Chemical
Posted Oct 13, 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 May 2008 (took 2 days)
The communication from the company about the job and program was detailed and thorough. The company explained in great details job requirements and program. The interview was most behaviorial and was conducted by two individuals. The executives of the company were accessible. The only advise i have is just be yourself
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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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Sales Representative at Dow Chemical
Posted Sep 13, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 (took 2 weeks)
CV + cover letter review
2 phone interviews
4 face-to-face interviews
skills + personality test
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Portfolio Investment at Dow Chemical
Posted Sep 9, 2010
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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 Aug 2010 in Midland, MI (took 2+ weeks)
Apply through school posting; then a phone interview and wait for the decision
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Background Check, a Personality Test and a Phone Interview.
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PhD Scientist at Dow Chemical
Posted Sep 1, 2010 — 2 of 2 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 in Midland, MI (took a day)
I am a PhD in chem Engg and was invited through college recruiting (ivy league college). I was flown in picked up by a scientist in R&D. I had to do a full research presentation followed by 1:1 discussion on the implications of my research as well as introduction about each persons work. The manager interviewed me during lunch, just a formal discussion on the work done at Dow, my future goals etc.
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Reason for Declining
I got a post doc position at a univ that I liked
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Presentation.
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Research Chemist at Dow Chemical
Posted Aug 13, 2010 — 3 of 3 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2010 (took 4 days)
09-10 am, Presentation: I arrived at their campus about 8:30 am. After informing the receptionist the contact person, another lady came out and led me to the conference room where everyone (8 persons) was already sitting there and waiting for me. Presentation included personal experience and one specific topic and it was holding about 30 mins and 15 mins for questions and discussion.
10-12 pm, 1:1 Interview: After presentation, 1:1 interview kept going. Everyone had his own style and different questions. Some would introduce the function of this group first and keep discussing the differences between your research theory and practical cases. Some will ask your past experience according to the resume. The questions might be technical or non-technical. So, be prepared with what you listed on the resume.
12-01 pm, Lunch: The manager led you to the cafeteria and bought you the lunch. Took a break at this time and had a chat with them.
01-02 pm, 1:1 Interview: Interview with the manager. His questions would focus on your future plan and your personal character to see if you can fit this group. Also some practial questions without answers were mentioned. How to simulate this kind of issues by a lab-scale experimental setup. Be sure to ask and make sure you are clear with his question. Think about it carefully and then just answer. I think there is no correct or wrong answer for it. The manager wanted to see how you interpret his question and provide your viewpoints based on your past experience or knowledge.
After the interview, I was sent to another manager for a different job position which I did not expect. The content was almost the same. It took about 1 hour. Last, he walked me out of the building and finished a long day.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Presentation and a 1:1 Interview.
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Research Specialist at Dow Chemical
Posted Jul 26, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2010 in Freeport, TX (took a day)
I applied online and two months later, the group manager emailed me first and then called me to set up an onsite interview. At the interview day, the group manager brought me in a conference room and I talked to one lady and one guy abroad over phone. They asked questions regarding my research experience and interests. Then I was brought to a meeting room and did a technical presentation for one hour. People asked questions. After that, I talked to another research leader. She asked me about the experience on my resume. After that, I had a lunch interview with a research leader, R&D director and the group manager. They asked me why I chose xxx university, what's my extracurricular activity, etc. Mostly behavior questions. After lunch, I was brought to the scientist's office and had an interview with the group manager and the scientist for that group. The scientist asked some technical questions. Finally, I was brought to another person in another department, who has cooperation with the group I was interviewing with. She asked me about the innovation, initiative thing. After that, I was sent to airport.
It was a long day. Just be confident and get prepared, especially the achievements you completed before.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Engineering at Dow Chemical
Posted Jul 9, 2010
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2008 (took a day)
very courteous and very efficient. Good people. Seemed to be very busy group. Research oriented atmosphere combined with engineering application situation.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Analyst at Dow Chemical
Posted May 27, 2010 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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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)
Average
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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