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Research Engineer at DuPont
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Wilmington, DE May 2009 – Reviewed May 16, 2013 New
Interview Details – phone interview followed by 1:1. process took about 2 months
Interview Question – what would you do for research if you had 100 million dollars in grant and why? Answer Question
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Mechanical Engineer Co-op at DuPont
No Offer – Reviewed Apr 24, 2013
Interview Details – Some of the interview questions were unique... I was interviewed by two Engineers.
Interview Question – How do you show someone that you understand something Answer Question
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Engineer at DuPont
No Offer – Interviewed in Houston, TX Jan 2013 – Reviewed Apr 14, 2013
Interview Details – It's was a constructive conservation about DuPont.
Interview Question – Technical and behavior question. Answer Question
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Manufacturing Technology Intern at DuPont
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Houston, TX May 2012 – Reviewed Apr 4, 2013
Interview Details – Got an interview on campus and mostly behavioral questions through conference phone interview for about an hour and received offer letter same day
Interview Question – Tell me about yourself and why DuPont Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Good pay
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MBA Marketing Intern at DuPont
No Offer – Interviewed in Chapel Hill, NC – Reviewed Feb 5, 2013
Interview Details – Back to back with 2 interviewers and each interview is in 30 miniatures. Started from walking through resume. After introducing, the next questions are all behavior questions and mostly focus on working and leadership experience. Be prepared for your story, career goal, why MBA, and why DuPont, including what specific department you want to work in.
Interview Question – What is your communication style? View Answer
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Field Engineer at DuPont
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Wilmington, DE Dec 2012 – Reviewed Jan 24, 2013
Interview Details –
I applied online for the Field Engineering position.
A couple of weeks passed by but then I got a call one afternoon explaining that this was someone at DuPont and they wanted to know if I was ready to have a phone interview. I politely rescheduled due to the fact that I was walking to class when I got the call.
The phone interview was pretty standard: walk me through your resume and why DuPont.
I received an email letting me know that I was invited for an on-site interview.
The morning of the on-site interview, I had a scheduled non-interview breakfast with a current Field Engineer. It was informative and nice to have a relaxing breakfast. The rest of the day consisted of 3 one on one interviews, an information session, and a lunch with one of the interviewers.
The interviews are all standard SAR questions, Situation Action Response, but be warned there are a lot of questions from each interviewer.
Important note: make sure to not take the lunch lightly. You will be having lunch with one of your interviewers, make sure that you are sociable and keep conversation flowing without being nervous. On a side note, this will make the final interview much more comfortable.
Interview Question – Tell me about a time when you worked with a diverse group and how you were able to overcome your groups differences. Answer Question
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Field Engineer at DuPont
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Wilmington, DE Nov 2012 – Reviewed Dec 26, 2012
Interview Details – First I had a 45 minute phone interview, then that same evening I found out I had gotten an on-site interview in Wilmington. In Wilmington I had 45 minute interviews with three different people. They were all very friendly, but there were some tough questions.
Interview Question – Give an example of a time at work when you had to step up and take leadership unexpectedly. Answer Question
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Engineering Intern at DuPont
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Wilmington, DE Nov 2011 – Reviewed Oct 24, 2012
Interview Details – My school career center sent my resume. After a couple of weeks I received an email to set up interview time for a phone interview. Phone interview with prospective supervisor lasted about an hour. I was given two weeks to consider the offer as I had to relocate for the position.
Interview Question – Not many difficult questions. Mostly conversation to figure out if I'd be a good fit in the group, have a willingness to learn, and respect for proprietary information. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Intern salary is based on number of years in school
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Direct Hire Program at DuPont
No Offer – Interviewed in Wilmington, DE Dec 2011 – Reviewed Aug 7, 2012
Interview Details –
Everything started out smoothly, had a phone interview and the on-site interview in Wilmington, after which I was labelled as an "offerable" candidate (which means I was eligible to be matched to a position in the direct hire program). Had an interview for a specific position and was not selected, but I was told that they were still actively matching candidates with direct hire positions.
This was when the process fell apart - I actively tried to keep in contact with recruiters (I was cycled through 4 different recruiters, 2 of which were transferred to different positions without me being notified - one recruiter did not even return my calls for over a month) and was never matched with a position. What started out as a great process ended up terribly with very little communication.
Interview Question – Explain a time you had to handle differences due to diversity in a team. Answer Question
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Process Engineer at DuPont
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Houston, TX Sep 2011 – Reviewed Jul 27, 2012
Interview Details – First round on the phone. Second round at the headquater in Philadelphia
Interview Question – None. Very casual. Answer Question
Reason for Declining – Got better offer
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