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Updated May 15, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Senior Tax Analyst at PPG
Posted Sep 20, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2011 in Pittsburgh, PA (took 6+ weeks)
Met with the recruiter and they pre-screened. Had a phone interview and was then invited into the office for a 5 hour interview with several different people
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Negotiation Details
I was adviced during the interview to ask for more vacation time.
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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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Director of Manufacturing at PPG
Posted Mar 24, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2009 in Pittsburgh, PA (took 1+ week)
Phone interview, mostly informative to determine interest by both parties
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Chemist at PPG
Posted Nov 6, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 (took a day)
On-campus interview, lasting for half an hour. The interviewer just asked a few behavior questions, like
"have you ever complaint about your advisor? what was the situtation and how did you handle it?" "what is your strength and weakness"
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Process Engineer at PPG
Posted Sep 30, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 in New Orleans, LA (took 5 weeks)
The interview went really well. I was excited about the prospects, and they said that I would hear back in less then a month. About 4 weeks later, I emailed them to ask how the process was going. I got no response from the interviewers (who told me to email any questions), and about another month later I received an email about how they weren't hiring at this time. Why would they interview me then??????
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Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Manager at PPG
Posted Sep 11, 2010 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2009 (took a day)
internal interview
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Chemist at PPG
Posted Jul 21, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2008 in Cincinnati, OH (took 3 weeks)
The hiring process was usual. I got a call from PPG after an on-campus interview. Met with their scientists. Largely it was a positive feedback as my qualifications exactly matched their requirements. After a week, i received a verbal offer stating they would get back to me in another week. However, they backtracked on their earlier decision and rescinded the offer. Their reason was they cannot sponsor my H1B visa after initially stating they would definitely do that. That was very unprofessional and their attitude afterwards was very disappointing and defensive. They also made me give up on another offer which I lost because I declined them thinking I am gonna get an offer from PPG. So much for going through the whole charade and breaking promises. The companies need to realize (especially the HRD) what mental process a candidate goes through and should do homework on the work authorization issues instead of waiting for the last minute.
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Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Production Associate at PPG
Posted Mar 16, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 in Circleville, OH (took 2 weeks)
I applied to PPG for a "Production Associate" position, after seeing an online employment posting by the company on "Monster.Com". The instructions left by the PPG posting indicated that the company would be accepting applications online (on their web site) on a certain morning, starting at 8 a.m. and that only a limited amount of applications would be accepted that morning. It also indicated that this was the sole method applying for the position and that no phone calls or resumes would be accepted. So I made sure to apply exactly at 8 a.m. and submit my application as soon as possible.
Upon logging into their system and submitting my "application", I was quite surprised that no actual employment application information was asked for at all. The initial online process consisted of a brief personality / scenario test and some other brief (and very general) questions regarding part employment. The only personal information that I provided was my name, address, phone and email.
At the end of the initial online process, the final screen indicated that I had successfully completed the first stage of pre-employment screening and that I was invited to proceed in the interview process, onto phase two. The screen indicated that I would be contacted by a PPG Human Resources Staff Member shortly with details.
Approx. two days later, I received a call from PPG HR. The phone cal consisted of a very brief phone interview in which I was asked to tell the HR person about my prior work experience. This lasted about 2-3 minutes at most. The HR person invited me to proceed onto the next phase of the process which was to visit their pre-employment screening center. I was giving directions, a date to show up and was asked to bring 2 forms of identification (preferably a drivers license and social security card). The call ended once the instructions were given.
The date was set for 3 days in advance and I showed up at the appointment. The "Recruiting Center" was situated at a Bible College, were PPG had leased/rented/appointed some space where they could conduct their pre-employment screening on site (campus). When I arrived, I was greeting by two friendly HR staff members. Although they were friendly, I got the distinct impression right away that both staffers were "new" at recruiting. I'm not sure if it was because they don't normally recruit at offsite (non plant) locations or they just don't "hire" too often. Nonetheless, they were friendly and knowledgeable enough to guide myself and the rest of the candidates that showed up, through the rest of the process that day.
Speaking of other candidates, there was a total of 19 that were invited to attend. 18 candidates showed up on time and they dismissed the 19th because he/she was late. We were all given two number (#2) pencils at the door, as well as an employment application. We were then instructed to proceed to a certain room and have a seat at an available computer. Once in the room, I seated myself and began filling out the application.
Testing consisted of numerous scenario type questions and questions about integrity, honesty, reliability and more. It also consisted on a fairly challenging array of skill tests in which you had to be interactive. One such test had me monitoring 6 pressure gauges and a word problem simultaneously on one screen. The goal was to keep all of the gauges needles out of the "red zones" while answering as many word problems as possible. It was obviously a test of multitasking and dexterity. It was challenging at the least but nonetheless, I got through it with no problems.
The testing also included an array of math problems in which you had to figure the answers based on a scenario provided. A calculator was provided for use. Math skills consisted of percentages (mainly) and utilized division, fractions and multiplication from what I can recall. Not too terribly challenging but the non-mathematically inclined may have gotten stuck.
Following the testing (which I completed in 1 hour 15 minutes and was the 4th person done) we were asked to wait in the hallway and we would be called into private conference to talk one on one with a staffer. We were called individually into a private room and told whether or not we passed the test and IF we were invited to proceed onto a future interview date. I was told that I had passed and an interview date was scheduled 3 days out.
The final phase that I was involved with was appointment to interview at the Circleville PPG Plant itself. I was told to check into he guard shack and inform them that I was there for an interview. I checked in 15 minutes early to the guard shack.
As of this writing, I am awaiting (same day as interview) a call from PPG HR, as to whether I'm invited to drugscreen and background check. If I am invited, I will try to update this posting/review.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Manager at PPG
Posted Jan 6, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2009 in Pittsburgh, PA (took 2 months)
I met with hiring manager and then with eight others, including his boss and his boss' VP. Half in Pittsburgh and the rest in Louisville, KY. Interviews each lasted about 1 hour and varied by person in terms of style and questions asked. Each person represented a different area of responsibility within the business unit. Everyone was gracious and very professional. Overall the process was extremely thourough in terms of providing me a fairly broad understanding of the position and the associated responsibilities. It was clear that within PPG there is a desire to build a "bench" of high-potential middle managers that are promotable, and that there is a bias in favor of outside candidates for these types of roles.
Interview Questions
Reason for Declining
Pay was not commensurate with anticipated compensation, roughly $30K less than what a key competitor pays for comparable position. (Very likely reason they are not able to attract/retain high-potential candidates at the middle management level.)
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Engineer at PPG
Posted Oct 19, 2009
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2008 in Circleville, OH (took 4 weeks)
Came to college campus, interviewed with HR manager. Went to Pittsburg. Had three one on one interviews.
Interview Questions
Reason for Declining
Better Job offer
Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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