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Updated Nov 7, 2011 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Engineering at Duke Energy
Posted Nov 7, 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 Oct 2010 (took 3 weeks)
Very informal down to earth interview. Mix of behavioral based and traditional interview questions. Follow up response after interview took longer than stated but was offered a position and accepted in the end.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Engineering at Duke Energy
Posted Sep 13, 2011
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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 Sep 2009 (took 5 days)
very easy intense interview with company
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Engineer I at Duke Energy
Posted Sep 11, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 (took a day)
I was a co-op employee so the interview process was pretty painless. I already knew all of the people interviewing me. We went over projects that I had worked on as a co-op student and they asked be technical questions related to the projects.
They asked me about my future plans, undergrad GPA and where I would like to relocate to because there were not any positions open in the area where I had been a co-op.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Communications Manager at Duke Energy
Posted Jun 3, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 (took 3 months)
I applied online for a communications manager position with Duke Energy and was contacted by the hiring manager in the corporate communications office, which is in another state, to set up a phone interview for a later date. We were scheduled for 45 minutes but spoke for about an hour on the appointed date and seemed to hit it off quite well. At end of the conversation, she said she wanted me to speak with her supervisor, and she set me up to chat with him for about a half hour. She also asked me to send her several work samples, which I did. My conversation with her supervisor, which occurred about a week later, also seemed to go well, and he said the hiring manager would be in my area in next week or two and asked about my availability to meet with her in person. I never heard back, so I called the hiring manager, who was in my town, but said she was interviewing other candidates in person and might contact me. Nearly a month passed with no further word, so I checked my application status online and found it was still listed as open. About another month passed with no further word, so I called the hiring manager, who indicated there were no further updates. About a week later (nearly three months after the process began) I got an e-mail from her saying they'd selected another candidate. Overall, I was surprised and frustrated by the lack of communication and length of time it took to learn anything, especially from a public relations/communications office.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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General Management at Duke Energy
Posted May 24, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2011 (took 3 months)
Drove for two hours to the interview, spent sixty dollars on gas with no reimbursement for a one-hour interview. No member of the panel escorted me out of the building afterwards. The panel members seem to have had an attitude towards their own company procedures, and at times seemed to make me think I was wasting their time.
Most of these managers have not upgraded their skill set for decades, and the candidates they are interviewing are seriously better trained than they are--especially when it comes to engineering and management. The more academic education and technical skill set you achieve, the chances of a job offer is seriously diminished.
This company has had a moratorium on hiring for the last twenty-five years, and most of the managers have twenty to thirty years tenure. They seem to hire mostly family members and friends--according to inside sources--which is causing a negative working environment. This company has a serious nepotism problem, and they are not very nice to outsiders.
They have a tendency to interview thirty people for one position, and in many cases, they do not even get back to the candidates they interview. This company used to be the place to work, but they have too many internal issues for a serious professional to stay very long. If you can get hired, get your experience and move on--and good luck! Waste-of-time!
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Gas Turbine Tech I at Duke Energy
Posted Jan 31, 2011
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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 Oct 2010 (took 2 months)
started with online application, once selected I had to travel to Charlotte to take a timed wriiten test (POSS/MASS).I strongly suggest using the list of books given on Dukes website or at least an SAT practice book. I wore a nice shirt and tie to this but would say that I was over dressed. However out of roughly 25 test takers I am only aware of 3 of us passing. Results took several days to receive and actually a score wasnt given. I received a call to report to the 2nd phase of the process which was a physical test. It was not hard at all. You need to be able to climb stairs, carry various items up the stairs and follow the directions that were read out loud. We did have to torque a flanged into placed in accordance with the directions. Also, loaded a wheel barrel, moved the contents to another location. Another test required riding an elevator up several stories to take a reading from a gage mounted out on a platform. Once I passed this test I received yet another phone call which again was the indication I passed. At this point I was scheduled for an interview. This was a panel of 3 people at the actual site of the job. Interview was 3 hours long and the questions were mostly technical. First round of questions were general and I relied on my experience and training. The later round of questions were directly related to technical areas of the position I was interviewing for. I know that this is where I blew it. I have no direct knowledge of Dukes equipment being that I havent worked for Duke Energy. I was told before the interview started that I was competing with people already employed at Duke and we all got the same questions. The later questions put me at a disadvantage to current Duke employees.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Skills Test.
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Applications Support at Duke Energy
Posted May 3, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2010 in Charlotte, NC (took 5 days)
Had an interview with the hiring manager for an application support position. Overall, there was some technical questions and some personality type questions. The technical questions were more like "do you have experience with x" vs "how would you solve x". Overall, the interviewer was very professional, and positive about the experience.
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Reason for Declining
realized that the job was lower level then I had gathered from the emails beforehand.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Customer Representatives at Duke Energy
Posted Apr 23, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2010 (took 4+ weeks)
I was able to pass the call center simulation, which is 2 1/2 hours of HELL! If you get through that you get 1:1 interview, and then will be called if you make it to the top 20 for the next training.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Internship at Duke Energy
Posted Mar 24, 2010
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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 Nov 2009 (took a day)
ten questions asked about leadership and past experience. Was very open ended questions, but could tell they wanted a leadership type answer for each one. After interview said they would notify either way but never heard anything from them. Great opportunity and a solid company with great earning potential. Looking for people who can help the community and the company.
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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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Customer Project Apprentice at Duke Energy
Posted Sep 26, 2009 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 2009 in Cincinnati, OH (took 2 months)
Required an aptitude test prior to being considered for interview. Interview was VERY non-traditional, using a panel interviewing technique called the "STAR" system (Situation Task Action Result). That system is a behavioral interview, NOT a traditional "tell me about yourself and your experience" interview.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Personality Test.
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