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Director at Pacific Gas and Electric
Posted Feb 3, 2012
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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 Oct 2010 in San Francisco, CA (took 6+ weeks)
You must proactively manage the process - PG&E is very slow to move - too many different HR people involved. Follow-up in writing; email and telephone calls. Fridays mornings are the best day to catch HR people.
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Negotiation Details
Research salaries for your position - push for above average - raises are around 2-3%. Don't waste effort on benefits - no room for changes there. As for 3 weeks vacation as Director.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Senior Project Manager at Pacific Gas and Electric
Posted Jan 13, 2012
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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 Oct 2010 (took 6+ weeks)
Very straight forward process, interviewed with hiring manager and peer as well as HR phone and hiring manager phone. Standard PM questions!
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Negotiation Details
I went high and got what i wanted, had to negotiate vacation... 2 weeks? lol
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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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Manager at Pacific Gas and Electric
Posted Jan 7, 2012 — 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 Dec 2010 in San Francisco, CA (took 2 weeks)
The interview process was lengthy but high quality. I met with a series of people that gave me a good idea about the position and the culture. I was asked behavior based interview questions and gave a presentation at the final stage of my interview. I was grateful to have the opportunity to meet so many people and understand the position.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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PG&E Recruiter at Pacific Gas and Electric
Posted Jan 6, 2012 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 (took 4 days)
The hiring process consist of different venues depending on the line of business, however the majority of interviews are panel interviews
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basically the best you can negotiate for is salary, approx., 70% of PG&E positions are union and to be consistent they will not very from the standard allotment (I.E. vacation, sick pay, holidays etc..) The recruiter and hiring manager can offer you a one time extra week for your first year and they can offer you a sign on bonus so it's always good to ask. But don't be upset if they come back and say no. Remember PG&E is fortunate to have has tons of applicants just waiting to get their foot in the door.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Customer Operations at Pacific Gas and Electric
Posted Dec 9, 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 Oct 2011 (took 4 weeks)
Applied through the campus and had an on-site interview at school for the 1st round with the recruiter and another person. Got an email a few weeks later for a 2nd round interview at another location with 3 managers. Overall, really professional and a good experience although I did not get an offer at the end. Took awhile to hear back the 1st round, but for the 2nd round I got a call back the week after. Had a good time talking to all the managers.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Lineman at Pacific Gas and Electric
Posted Nov 15, 2011
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in San Jose, CA (took a day)
It was not what I expected. Planned poorly for it
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Senior Systems Analyst at Pacific Gas and Electric
Posted Oct 31, 2011
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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 Dec 2009 in San Ramon, CA (took 2 weeks)
I was interviewed and impressed everyone but one member. She wanted me to prove that I can learn the technology in two weeks!
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Negotiation Details
No negotiation, fixed salary.
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Engineer at Pacific Gas and Electric
Posted Oct 5, 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 Sep 2011 in San Francisco, CA (took 3 weeks)
The interview was easy, but they use a method called the STAR process.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Computing Specialist at Pacific Gas and Electric
Posted Sep 26, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2009 in Fairfield, CA (took a day)
Applied online and heard back approximately 2 months later. Good people and the interview process was straightforward.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Senior Financial Analyst at Pacific Gas and Electric
Posted Jul 12, 2011
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 in San Francisco, CA (took a day)
Phone interview with HR. In person interview with 2 analysts, hiring manager, senior manager and director. Excel exam. Presentation with power point slide about financial statement of company. Analysts are nice but senior manager and director will grill candidates with everything.
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Negotiation Details
no room to negotiate unless it's a management position.
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, a Skills Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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