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Generalist at McMaster-Carr
Posted Aug 10, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 in Robbinsville, NJ (took a day)
The whole process started with a HR person seeing my resume on one of the various job sites. He called me and we spoke for about a half hour. He asked me a series of questions about my background and how I would handle certain situations. After the call we set up an in-person interview. During this interview I met with the person whom I spoke with on the phone, as well as two other individuals that worked there. All three were one on one interviews. What I did find a bit peculiar about the whole interview process is that going in and leaving, I was not sure exactly what position I was interviewing for. I asked, but couldn't get a definite description. So I assume that it was for the position called "generalist".
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Generalist at McMaster-Carr
Posted Apr 18, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 (took 2 weeks)
An HR representative contacted me, stating that she found my resume online and would like to speak with me about some type of marketing opportunity. The information seemed kind of vague, but I scheduled a time for a phone interview with her. When I asked about next steps, she told me she would like to bring me in to interview in-person.
When I was there, the job was explained to me more thoroughly; it's inside sales (people call in and you fill out sales orders, trying to up-sell and answer questions). I had three one-on-one interviews with various managers, nothing too crazy. About a week later, I was called and McMaster-Carr wanted to extend me an offer. The caveat was that it wasn't the job I originally applied for, but a similar entry-level role that didn't seem particularly challenging or exciting.
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Reason for Declining
Declining the offer wasn't a very easy decision. I saw some positives: the pay is pretty good, the benefits are great, the company culture doesn't seem too bad, and the tuition reimbursement looks absolutely amazing. However, I think the job itself seemed incredibly mundane and boring. I really don't think I could have done it day in, day out without going a little bit insane. Additionally, I didn't see much room for growth, so it's not like I could do an entry-level gofer job for a year or so and then do my dream job once I've paid my dues.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Generalist at McMaster-Carr
Posted Mar 5, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Feb 2011 (took 3 days)
Process began with a recruiter interviewing me over the phone. Invited me in for an in-person interview. On site interview process consisted of four 1:1 interviews, 3 seperate skills tests, and sitting in with a sales employee. The entire process took about 3 hours.
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Negotiation Details
Did not try to negotiate. They offered me a salary that was extremely reasonable based on my background and experience. Plus the benefit package adds much weight to the offer.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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