Easton-Bell Sports Interview Questions & Reviews

Interviewed Jun 2010 in Scotts Valley, CA (took 4+ weeks)

The process started with an e-mail response to my on-line application. A recruiter set up a phone interview with me. Unfortunately, the recruiter was not familiar with the specifics of the position and could not answer all my questions ("what products would I be desiging?", "what CAD package is utilized?", etc...). I was called in for a 1:1 interview which went well. Fairly informal, I believe just checking personality and technical background. I asked lots of questions which I believe helped (and also kept things going). I was called back for an all-day interview. I met with nearly every department, and most of the people from each department (Marketing, Industrial Design, Sourcing/ China liasion, lunch with management, mechanical engineering team). It is fairly casual, so be prepared with lots of questions and highly recomend having a portfolio of parts (in-hand or soft copy).

I'd say it is a pretty casual environment, with what appearas to be a pretty good set of mechanical engineers. You will be desiging helmets (mostly foam, and some ancillary mechanisms for helmets, some goggle work). Very focussed set of products to design, as I had suspected (unfortunately for me). It is a very Industrial Design focussed company ("we create fashion pieces" is what I heard several times). In my opinion, being a road rider is a MUST, but that is not stated clearly up front. I was extremely disappointed taht I never received a reply back. After the amount of time I spent interviewing, I would have at least liked a rejection call/ e-mail. I felt the interview went fairly well, however suspect I wasn't a good fit for the team. Would have liked to have heard SOMETHING.

Good luck,,,,