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Updated Nov 6, 2011 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Associate Engineer at FPL Group
Posted Nov 6, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took a day)
I got the interview invitation through campus career website. Great leadership and customer service skills are the keys.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Communications; Senior Communications & Marketing Associate at FPL Group
Posted Oct 27, 2011
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Juno Beach, FL (took 6 months)
This was the most complex and exhaustive hiring process I have ever seen--I can not possibly imagine that it produces only the best candidates for each role, but rather only those so desperately in need of a job that they have not been hired by anyone else during the unrelenting 3-6 month process. Either that or it produces continual inner promotions and lateral moves. What's more, anyone looking to change jobs for a career at FPL need not apply as their interview series will require at LEAST four days of your hard-earned PTO time.
First there is a phone interview, then a 1 hours skills test (which is almost ridiculous), then a simple interview, then there is a cluster of interviews (4-5 individuals, one at a time), then a 72-hour take home project, then a final interview with the VP, then presumably an offer. At any time during this process, if an internal candidate comes up, he/she will be allowed to complete the same complex series before a decision is made (thereby stretching out your wait time). In my case, I was first considered for a position I was incredibly well qualified for.
After three months and having successfully navigating the entire series, I was finally granted an interview within a very narrow time frame (two weeks out) with the VP. The day before the interview, I was called and told it would need to be rescheduled due to a "scheduling error." Though I consistently followed up, I was told they were "waiting to hear more..." One month later, I was told that an internal candidate had arisen and my final interview was being postponed in order for her to go through the entire interview process. A month after that I was notified that they hired the internal candidate, but that I would be considered for other positions that arose.
Two months later, I was called again for a similar position and promised an abbreviated process as a result of my prior experience. However, all but the initial skills test were still required (even though this was now an ENTRY LEVEL position), including the 72-hour take home challenge. Having spent months of my life and more than 12 hours completing the last take home project for a job I was ultimately not awarded, I chose to spend less time on this second 72-hour challenge. Perhaps not surprisingly, I was again not awarded the position.
At this point, I am resigned to the fact that it is likely I am not well matched to a giant bureaucracy such as this. And in my experience, often the interview/hiring process is much like the work flow process. At FPL, it appears to be: giant, bureaucratic and highly politically motivated. Given that, It's not likely I would have been a good long term fit anyway! :)
Interviewee beware: Consider the time and opportunity cost involved before continuing down the interview matrix.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation and a Skills Test.
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Business Analyst at FPL Group
Posted Jul 29, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2009 (took 8 months)
Took a very long time, lots of stop-and-start. 1 telephone interview, followed by company-paid trip to headquarters to interview with group: Immediate supervisor, his manager, and the VP of the division. All in all, 6 interviews in one day. Very tiring.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Engineering at FPL Group
Posted Jun 17, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2011 in Juno Beach, FL (took 2 months)
First I was contacted by recruiter after a month from submitting application. I had phone interview with recruiter that lasted about 15 minutes, then 2 managers called me and I had phone interview with them. After that I was invited to corporate office in Juno Beach for 1:1 interview. The interview went great and lasted ~2 hours. I was interviewed by managers who described the project to me, and then by the corporate lawyer. Interview went great in my opinion, but I never head back from them, even though they told me that they will make their decision within 2 weeks....They had 2 more candidates, one internal and one external. I bet, they either hired the internal candidate or the external candidate was someone recommended by someone that they know. I am not sure what happened. The thing that I did not like was the fact that they did not call me back like they promised to tell me the outcome of the interview...very disrespectful company.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Associate Engineer at FPL Group
Posted Mar 15, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Mar 2011 (took 2 weeks)
they mostly asked about personality and personal experience in previous jobs
Be yourself at the interview.
as long as they see your passion for the job they will take you into account for the position.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Personality Test.
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Project Manager at FPL Group
Posted Mar 16, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 (took 3 weeks)
Great Company, and great facility. Flew me out, took care of me very well. Panel interview lasted most of the day consisting of 3-5 standard questions. This was after a phone interview with the hiring manager. Feedback after the interview was only received after I followed up two week later.
Advice to the panel. Table the standard textbook questions, its way outdated. Were all those people really necessary?
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