Northrop Grumman Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details – Application was done online through the careers website. Received a call from the HR representative to schedule an interview with the manager of the test lab. Upon arrival to interview I was escorted through the lab and introduced to what would be my future co-workers. The interview itself was straight to the point as they were in desperate need of filling the position. Two weeks or so went by after the interview and I was called with an offer, after accepting the offer I was instructed to do all of my employment tasks,( drug test, clearance request...) I finished all of my employment tasks and didn't hear anything back until almost two months later. I started about 1 month after that at the beginning of the next year.

Interview Details – After completing the online application process or fax in app and resume, a recruiter will email/call for a base interview. Once the base interview is complete a hiring packet will be FedEx mailed to you (overnight in some cases) that includes an advanced application, employment paperwork, background check paperwork, and a form to take to a designated drug screening facility. An applicant has three days to complete the packet and mail it back in the included envelope. The waiting process takes 5 days to 2 weeks to complete (call once a week to check in), if all checks out the next step is a hiring board interview on site.

Negotiation Details – You must negotiate your pay or they will automatically start new employees at 80% of base pay! They won’t tell you, you have to initiate negotiations yourself

Interview Details – Very easy and straight forward

Negotiation Details – Almost non-existent

Interview Details – Beware! The 1st HR manager to contact you will make it sound like you are coming in to just interview with that 1 HR manager for an initial interview. Once you get into the building they bombard you with a panel interview with 8+ managers in a conference room. They want to see how candidates perform under pressure. This is a newer approach to interviews with Northrop Grumman and is the norm going forward. Be prepared!

Reason for Declining – I didn't think that the surprise interview tactic was nearly as funny as the HR manager did. It's merely a preview of the companies activities and is certainly not a company I am interested in being associated with.

Interview Details – The process was very straight forward. I had been contacted by NGC about possible work. I had a quick conversation with our group director. It was short and I was told that in the near future a position would be opening up soon. About 1.5 months later I was contacted and a phone interview was scheduled. The phone interview was about 20 minutes long. After which I was asked to come in for a formal in-person interview.
The in-person interview was a panel interview with three managers which last 3 hours. This may seem long, but the interview was very relaxed and the panel was actually very nice and welcoming. The three hours went by very fast.

Negotiation Details – It was very straight forward. I had another offer on the table. And I was honest. And they matched the offer.

Interview Details – When I was first hired, they asked a lot of questions about my experience in the military. It wasn't a stressful interview or one with canned questions - they were very personable. When they asked questions, they were happy to clarify the type of answer they were looking for. When I later changed positions, the interviews were pretty informal and essentially just a "check in the box for HR".

Negotiation Details – I had been out of college for over 2 years - at the time, 3 years was the cutoff for being considered a college hire. The good thing was that a department requisition was not required. The bad thing was that the offer was non-negotiable (but it wasn't bad).

Interview Details – I signed up for an on-campus interview with the company when they came for our university Career Fair, but "due to scheduling conflicts" I was given a phone interview (screen) with a recruiter. I thought it went very well and I was told that I would be "moving on" and my resume would be passed along to hiring managers of the departments I mentioned I was interested in.

Four weeks then went by and I heard nothing, but the recruiter had told me that hiring managers have real jobs, too, so it might take a while. I contacted my recruiter and was told my resume is still being sent around; after another three weeks, my email to the same recruiter has not been replied to.

Interview Details – This being my first interview while transitioning out of the military, I had no idea what to expect. When I sat down and interviewed with the hiring manager for a job I was currently doing in uniform, it seemed to go well. The hiring manager acted like my friend and everything seemed like it would work out in my favor. I was told I would hear back from the interviewer in few days, but it took over two weeks to hear anything and it was simply that I was no longer in consideration and I would be contacted by the company. I was never contacted by the company. During the whole interview process the hiring manager acted as if it was a foregone conclusion that the job was mine.

Interview Details – I had one interview with the VP in government contracts and one with the Dept Mgr, I went through an agency.

Negotiation Details – It was a long term contract position. The offer was known through the agency