Gerdau Long Steel North America Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details – Filled up an online application and received a call few days later. Had a phone interview set up with the recruiter. Everything was STAR type behavioral questions.

Interview Details – Submitted application on their website, was called for a prescreen which was only minimal questions - seemed like they weren't sure of the role. Went for onsite interview, Director asked a several standard why, where, how questions - all pretty much useless to identify a suitable candidate. Was given a good impression that the process went well, never heard back.

Interview Details – I got a call from the recruiter and she said that i was selected for an internship position at gerdau. I wasn't supposed to be selected in the first place since my GPA was 2.9. They are very strict in this case and will only accept candidates with 3 GPA and above. My qualifications were good and they thought to give me a try. She first asked me normal questions and began with the interview:

Interview Details – had a phone screening Asked generic behavioral questions

Interview Details – Contacted by an external recruiter for a telephone screening. Questions were all behavioral and not specific to past jobs or technical skills.

Interview Details – I thought interview went well. Agency told the next day, they went with another client.

Interview Details – The hiring process took just less than 2 months overall. I initially applied and had a phone interview with a third party recruiter within a week and a half of applying. I then waited for 3 or 4 weeks to hear back that I was going to interview with the regional manager in my area. Finally, I was called back a week later to have a final interview with an HR Director in the Tampa, FL corporate offices. A week and a half later I was offered the position. Here are the general descriptions of each interview:

1st Interview: It was technically a phone screen with a third party recruiter who was typing my answers as we talked. It lasted just less than 1 hour. Questions were fairly general and were often based around teamwork. An example question would be: "Give me a time when you were a leader of a group and had to deal with someone who wasn't pulling their weight. What did you do in the situation?"

2nd Interview: Face-to-face with regional manager and with a Gerdau HR generalist who conference called in from another location in Canada. They asked me personalized questions about my past work experience based on my resume and education. It was a breath of fresh air in comparison to canned questions dealing with hypothetical scenarios (which was mainly done in the phone interview).

3rd Interview: It was a phone interview with the HR Director and lasted less than 20 minutes. At this point, they were making sure I was a good fit for the company and they didn't find a need to fly me out for an in person interview. He asked a few basic questions like why I want to work for Gerdau.

Negotiation Details – I was offered what I asked for. In the end, it was take it or leave it but if the interviews went well, you should have an idea of what you will be able to get anyway.

Interview Details – Hiring process was different. Made initial contact at a recruiting conference. Months later, after I had crossed them off my list of possibilities, I got called out of the blue and asked to come interview. I had 7 interviews in one day at the corporate office and flew back home that same night. Two days later they called me and offered me the job. There was no salary negotiation, just a take it or leave it.

Negotiation Details – There was no negotiation. It was take it or leave it.

Interview Details – Standard STAR questions. Interviewed with plant engineers, it was very awkward since they were in the middle of a construction phase and you could tell they wanted to do something else besides the interview.