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GAF Materials Interview Questions & Reviews
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Mechanical Engineering Intern at GAF Materials
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Dallas, TX – Reviewed Mar 25, 2013
Interview Details – They are going to ask you behavioral type questions so be prepared.
Interview Question – An example of a tough question would be. How did you handle a failure? That was about as tough as it gets. Answer Question
Reason for Declining – Personal conflicts
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Associate at GAF Materials
No Offer – Interviewed in Wayne, NJ – Reviewed Feb 11, 2013
Interview Details –
First a phone interview, then a day of several 1-on-1 interviews with HR and managers.
They're all behavioral questions.
There seemed to be a lack of communication amongst those involved which drew out the process to be longer than necessary.
Afterwards there was even less communication and follow-up.
so, there was few women and even less POC.
Interview Question – None were hard but be prepared to be asked the same ones over and over. Have your answers thought out and prepared. Answer Question
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Co-Op Engineer at GAF Materials
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Burgaw, NC Apr 2010 – Reviewed Oct 14, 2012
Interview Details – Met at the NCSU Career Fair, had a phone screening interview with a few behavioral Interview questions. Interview at plant involved a tour, and 4 individual interviews with the Plant Manager and several other salaried employees.
Interview Question – "Tell me an example of when you failed." That's a pretty common question, but it was as hard hitting as they got. The people are very friendly, and there wasn't much competition for the job. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – No negotiation.
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Co-op Engineer at GAF Materials
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Dallas, TX Mar 2012 – Reviewed Jun 30, 2012
Interview Details – There were two interviews on different days. The first was immediately following the career fair and the second was offered after that based on how the first interview went. The first consisted of two people and was a typical straightforward interview. The second time, they flew me to Dallas; there was a tour of the facilities, a presentation, and I interviewed with several people from different branches of the company. The work culture was fantastic, everyone knew everyone and were as nice as they could possibly be. Me and another student who were on the same flight that got delayed so we missed the lunch they cooked for all the interviewees so they insisted on ordering us a pizza when we arrived.
Interview Questions
- How do you plan out your schedule? Answer Question
- How do you deal with problems that arise? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – There was no negotiations, they told me up front what the offer would be before we even started the interview.
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Marketing Project Manager at GAF Materials
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Wayne, NJ Oct 2009 – Reviewed Jun 3, 2012
Interview Details – I was first contacted by a GAF internal recruiter who had found my resume on Linked In. They conducted a quick screening interview over the phone and then asked that I come in to their Wayne office for a full day of interviews 8am-4pm. They had me meet with 7 people, 1-hour interview per person making up a very FULL and exhausting day. The interviews were all behavioral and each person was searching out a slightly different skill area. They turn around with an offer very quickly after that day long session of interviews, I think I had an offer presented within a week if not a few days after.
Interview Questions
- What experience do I have working with P&L's Answer Question
- Give us an example of a project that did not go well Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Negotiations were fast paced and they wanted to close quickly. I was ultimately able to gain a significant increase in salary and signing bonus.
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Human Resource Manager at GAF Materials
No Offer – Interviewed in Ennis, TX Jul 2010 – Reviewed Dec 5, 2011
Interview Details – Initially contacted by phone to schedule phone screen. Phone screened. Several weeks to maybe a month passed before I heard from the site to schedule an on-site interview. The onsite interview was an all day process where I met and interviewed with 7 staff, had lunch with staff and toured the facilities. The interviews and meetings went well. I followed-up immediately with thank you letters to all. After not hearing anything after a couple of weeks, I emailed the hiring manager who indicated they had not made a decision. A month went by and I checked back with the hiring manager who told me they still had not made a decision. After three months, I requested a decision from the hiring manager within a specified time frame and never received a response. Very poor showing of professionalism from the company and the hiring manager to simply not provide feedback or response after spending such time and energy.
Interview Question – I was asked about my strategy for engaging employees in safety management programs. Behavior based. View Answer
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Engineering Co-op at GAF Materials
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Ennis, TX Nov 2010 – Reviewed Oct 23, 2011
Interview Details –
Casual group ice-breaker
round-robin style interview with about 5 different rounds of 10 minutes each
Interview Question – How do you juggle school, extracurriculars, and life outside of these responsibilities? View Answer
Negotiation Details – No negotiations were made for my employment, but if you communicated it with your manager i'm sure he/she would be open for discussion
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Process Engineer at GAF Materials
No Offer – Interviewed in Baltimore, MD Feb 2011 – Reviewed Apr 18, 2011
Interview Details –
The phone interview lasted approximately forty-five minutes and seemed, from my perspective, to go well. The recruited received feedback that the interview had gone well from the company's perspective also and that an in-person interview would be scheduled. After hearing nothing for two weeks, I finally received word from the recruiter that the company was impressed with my background but had decided to pass on my application.
Overall, the experience got off to a good start but a less than satisfying ending.
Interview Question – Why do you want to work here? View Answer
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Forklift at GAF Materials
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Fontana, CA Aug 2007 – Reviewed Jul 19, 2009
Interview Details – written test very basic math and english, after you pass you get an interview with manager and two hr persons, if you get the no then thats it. if you get the go then you interview with three employees. then backround, physical and drug test.
Interview Questions
- what has you done at past or present jobs to improve saftey or prevent un safe act. View Answer
- what can you do to make someones job easier? View Answer
Negotiation Details – take it or leave it kind of thing
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Cost Accountant at GAF Materials
No Offer – Interviewed in Jun 2012 – Reviewed Jul 10, 2012
Interview Details – Behavioral interview. People would be easy to work with. Company was laid back but professional.
Interview Question – Nothing unexpected Answer Question
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