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IT Analyst at General Motors
No Offer – Interviewed in Pittsburgh, PA – Reviewed May 15, 2013
Interview Details – Met a recruiter but I think she offered me an interview because their table was not that popular. She asked me right off the bat if I was comfortable with Excel and pivot tables. I told her I was decent and went home to learn more about pivot tables. When I admitted that I had done research the night before, the recruiters seemed to like that because one of the interview questions was "How do you learn new material?". The rest of the questions were STEM and asked me about group projects I had been in. They also asked if I would be willing to relocate to Detroit. I got a second round interview with one of the previous recruiters and an IT manager who asked me the same questions again but overall, didn't get an offer.
Interview Question – Talking about settling difficulties with team members Answer Question
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Enterprise Reporting Analyst at General Motors
No Offer – Interviewed in Detroit, MI Mar 2013 – Reviewed May 15, 2013
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Received a call from Talent Acquisition rep. Asked some prescreening interview questions.
Received a detailed email with details for a face-to-face interview. It included directions, tips regarding their behavorial interview.
Had half hour meeting with a Talent Acquisition/HR rep.
Then had a one hour interview with the hiring manager and another lady.
Immediately after, had another one hour interview with two men.
In both meetings, tag teamed with behavorial interview questions.
Interview Question – Just multiple behavorial interview questions. Answer Question
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Mechanical Engineer at General Motors
No Offer – Reviewed May 13, 2013
Interview Details – I interviewed for the powertrain engineering position at the powertrain facility in Pontiac. There was a phone interview then they flew me into Michigan for the second interview. Both interviews were more behavioral than technical, which seemed odd. The second round interviews were with two different managers, both were about an hour long.
Interview Question – Tell me about a time where you had to work with someone who was not of the same culture/country Answer Question
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Tech Lead at General Motors
Accepted Offer – Reviewed May 11, 2013
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behavior questions, ask experiences.
Well orgnanized, people seem to be happy
Interview Question – a lot of questions on how I managed team and projects Answer Question
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Material Supervisor at General Motors
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Lake Orion, MI Mar 2012 – Reviewed May 9, 2013
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very structured : STAR process
S-situation
T- Tast
A-Action
R-result
Each question revolves around those statements. "Describe a time you had a problem and used it to create an opportunity"?
Interview Question – Describe a time you had a problem and used it to create an opportunity"? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Entry level position coming from a 3PL contract company. I didnt negotiate much but was pretty happy with the offer
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Business Analyst at General Motors
No Offer – Interviewed in UC Berkeley, CA Apr 2013 – Reviewed May 7, 2013
Interview Details – Did not know that GM actually interviewed on campus. Hiring process was relatively painless. Hiring manager gave the sit rep about the company and why they were hiring. I was then given a panel interview by other employees. Most of the questions were actually behavioral, not technical, which surprised me a bit.
Interview Question – What was something that you had to learn quickly? Answer Question
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IT Project Manager at General Motors
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Detroit, MI – Reviewed May 6, 2013
Interview Details – Conducted a phone interview first with HR. Received a packet in the mail explaining the interview process. Phone interview went well and then scheduled an in person interview. In person interview was with three different people, one was the hiring manager. I received different questions from each person but was expected to answer each question within the STAR format (Situation, Tasks, Actions, and Results). It took another week, and they scheduled my drug test. I passed all tests and was offered a job.
Interview Question – What have you done in a difficult situation where you didn’t know how to solve it? View Answer
Negotiation Details – There was no negotiation, I was expected to take what they offered. For my experience, it was actually a good offer.
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Software Developer at General Motors
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Feb 2013 – Reviewed May 5, 2013
Interview Details – I spoke to a recruiter at a career fair at my school. A few weeks later they came back and called me in for an interview on campus. There were five or so different questions that were pretty open ended. It was really more of a conversation than an interview. The questions dealt with how I dealt with different past projects and items from my resumes and also how I would deal with certain situations. There were no technical questions. I got a call a few weeks later with the offer and they gave me a few weeks to respond. They also flew me out to their office for an informational session where I got to learn more about the company before I made my decision.
Interview Question – The questions were not very difficult so long as you can easily talk about your past and the things on your resume. Answer Question
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Senior Software Developer at General Motors
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Austin, TX Jan 2013 – Reviewed May 4, 2013
Interview Details – There were a lot of questions on on site on algorithms and data structures. Mostly on strings such as reversal), removing duplicates in an array, finding maximum subsequence, vectors. There are about 5 such questions and rest is behavioral .The phone interview was more around specific .Net or java technologies such as interfaces vs abstract, garbage collection,..
Interview Question – was mostly standard interview format. Answer Question
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Agile Coach at General Motors
No Offer – Reviewed May 2, 2013
Interview Details – First communication was a quick chat with the recruiter to glean salary requirements and confirm interest. This was followed by a phone interview that was supposed to be technical in nature, but was more behavioral. The in person interview was a 45 minute talk about the company and two one hour behavioral interviews. At no point in any of the interviews was my knowledge of Agile assessed. I believe this is because they aren't really looking for Agile Coaches (what they call Agile is using the term loosely). They are looking more for process coaches or auditors. The benefits at GM seem great but the position seemed a bit on the boring side. I let them know I wasn't interested.
Interview Question – Very easy interview. Who knows what they're looking for in the behavioral responses but I suspect you could give standard BS behavioral responses and be fine. Answer Question
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