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Interviewed Aug 2011 in Sunnyvale, CA (took 1 week)

This was an internal job transfer interview and I knew one of the interviewers. The interview went well, but I didn't hear back until the day I was to be laid off. Then it was my own manager who informed me that I did not make the cut. I thought that it would have been a nice gesture for a guy who knew me to call me and tell me that he had hired someone else. Grow a pair!

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How do you handle the customer watching every move you make?

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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.

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Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Aug 2009 in Sunnyvale, CA (took 6 weeks)

initial contact was made through the company recruiting center website. it took three weeks before any contact was made. they required full spectrum leadership training, but HR refused to provide it stating there were no more classes. without this training the recruit has no idea how to answer the questions to complete the three parts of the reply they grade you on.

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What have you done to encourage an employee in another department to make improvements?

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.

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Interviewed Mar 2009 in Sunnyvale, CA (took a day)

My initial contact with the corporation was for a phone interview. I was contacted by an employee within the team asking if I would have 30 minutes available for a phone interview. At the beginning of the phone interview, the employee mentioned I had passed the resume screen, and depending on the results of the phone screen, I may be invited back to for an in-person interview with all expenses paid and per diem provided for meals and hotel. The phone interview lasted 30-minutes and consisted of 5 behavioral questions. At the end of the interview, I was given the opportunity to ask the interviewer any questions regarding their work and experience at Lockheed Martin. Overall, the interview was a pleasant experience.
After passing the phone screen, I was invited to attend an all-day interview on Lockheed Martin campus. This time, there were 3 interview sessions. Two of the sessions were 1:1 (a- one 1:1 with a colleague, b- one 1:1 with a HR representative). These interviews last almost 45 minutes, with 5 minutes for questions and feedback). The third session was a panel interview with 5 members of senior/executive management. The panel interview lasted almost an entire hour and consisted mostly of behavioral questions, but the leadership provided very little feedback during the interview process. I was expected to answer all questions in STAR format (Describe the Situation/Task, the Action I took, and the Results of my actions). The panel interview was quite stressful, but due to my extensive preparation, I passed the interview without any issues.There were also times during the interview day where I could meet and greet with other candidates and take a brief tour of the work facility.

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Tell us about a time where you did not perform as expected. What did you do?

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Negotiation was very difficult. The recruitment staff is very rigid in their processes, and the recruiters pressure the candidate to accept an offer the minute they make phone contact with the candidate. The candidate should expect the usual HR tricks, "this is the best offer for your position I have ever seen," "this offer exceeds the salaries paid to your peers," etc. Also, the recruiters are very difficult to reach throughout the day. The recruiters will only contact you based on their schedule availability, so do not expect the recruiter to call you during the best hours that suit your schedule.

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.

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Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Mar 2010 in Sunnyvale, CA (took a day)

It was a behavioral competency interview, they called it Full Spectrum Leadership. It was a 1 hour interview, with a panel of 3 managers and HR rep took turns asking 13 questions. You have to use the STAR method (describe the Task, Action, Result). They score you on the quality of your answers and whether you hit all of the STAR. I was allowed to bring notes, however, if you write something down during the interview, you're not allowed to leave the room with it (I think it's to prevent people from sharing the questions). The interviewers were very nice. They asked follow-up questions if they needed clarification.

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It can be difficult to get people to think “outside the box”. Tell me about a time when you were able to get others to go beyond conventional thinking. What did you say and do? What happened?

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Tell us about about time when a Customer made an unreasonable request. What was the request, what did you say or do, and what was the result?

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.

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Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Jul 2009 in Sunnyvale, CA (took 12 months)

I originally spoke with a rep at a job fair on my college campus. I was invited to the following info session on campus, and then I was invited to interview with the rep the next day. The on-campus interview was behavioral only. Following that interview, the rep indicated that there was a position I would fit well in and that the manager would be interested in me. I followed up after no position was opened, and I was told that the opening would be created in a few months. I then followed up after that didn't happen, and I was told that there was a hiring freeze on for college level positions.

I gave up on the possibility of working for LMC after I had not heard anything for a few months. However, after about 4 more months I got a call from the previously mentioned manager asking me to come in for an on-site interview, since the hiring freeze had been lifted. I filled out the large packet of paperwork for the security and background check (took me about 2 hours) and I met with the manager two days later. The interview seemed more like a sales pitch for the position, and the manager told me that he would work up an offer for me in the near future (he also said that I should tell my current employer that I have received interest, implying that I should be ready to give my 2 weeks notice). I waited three weeks, then I followed up with the manager. He said that he put in the request to send me an offer with HR two weeks prior. When asked about this, HR responded that there was a hold on hiring and all positions would be reviewed prior to any offers being sent out. The position remained 'open' (according to the website) for about 2.5 months before it was canceled (again, according to the website...LMC did not tell me).

I assume that I never will get the offer that I was told to wait for.

My impressions are that the hiring process is extremely slow and bureaucracy can often get in the way. In addition, the recruiters will often tell you they are interested, but they really don't have any power/information when comes to actually getting you hired.

I would recommend not to wait for LMC to make an offer, even after they assure you that they will make one. They might string you along for a long time, so continue to look for other work while you wait (like I did for a year).

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Tell me about yourself.

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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.

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Overall Negative Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Nov 2008 in Sunnyvale, CA (took 1+ week)

I applied to a possible using their online system, then received an e-mail about 2 months later for an on-site interview. The recruiter forgot to send me the travel information and had to be postponed a few days later.

The on-site interview consists of gather desired candidates and interviews them in a round-robin manner with half an hour time slots for each. The interview day was divided into two sessions. The morning was a group of 20 or so candidates and the afternoon session was around 30.

No real hard interview questions. It was the basic routine of getting to know a person's background to see if it was a good fit.

One of the interviewer was impressed and was willing to proceed to the next step. But a few days later, I received a notice saying that they will look for candidates within the organization instead. That was a waste of time. If they wanted internal candidates, then why bother inviting candidates from outside the organization.

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Why are you looking for a job?

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.

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Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Dec 2008 in Sunnyvale, CA (took a day)

Spoke with the HR person and a software engineer at the Sunnyvale location. Both people were easy to speak to. The software person wanted to know about the problems I've solved in real world engineering applications and those types of things. The HR guy was just trying to gauge my personality.