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No Offer – Interviewed in Indianapolis, IN Sep 2010 – Reviewed Oct 13, 2010

Interview Details – 2 Peoples interviewed me on my college campus. One was taking notes while the other was asking questions.

Interview Question – How would to describe the use of a Free Body Diagram to a non technical person?   View Answer

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No Offer – Interviewed in Apr 2012 – Reviewed Apr 25, 2012

Interview Details – Initial resume screening then hiring Manager contact by phone

Interview Question – Basic work history   Answer Question

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No Offer – Interviewed in Mar 2012 – Reviewed Mar 6, 2012

Interview Details – 1 phone interview (so far): Questions were very technical. Focusing on establishing my strengths and core interests. Interview started by asking me to summarize my work history. The 2 interviewers then asked specific questions on what i had done. They were intrested in knowing what engineering tools and processes were followed and used to reach the conclusions noted (on the CV). Was also asked what areas i would like to focus on while at RR.

Received email confirmation today for next phase (face-to-face interview).

If successful, Its been explained that a 3rd and final interview (at what will be my work location) will be scheduled.

Interview Question – What engineering tools/processes did you use to address/solve that problem?   View Answer

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Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Aug 2011 – Reviewed Feb 1, 2012

Interview Details – First round was a telephone interview which consisted of HR and technical questions. This was followed by a in person interview which was mostly technical.

Interview Question – Draw a free body diagram of a transversely loaded beam.   Answer Question

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No Offer – Interviewed in Nov 2011 – Reviewed Jan 29, 2012

Interview Details – Filled out the application form online which consisted of some standard 'give an example of a time when you demonstrated' questions. I was then invited to the assesment center. All expenses were covered by Rolls-Royce including booking hotel accomodation and taxis the following morning. Assesment Center had around 10 candidates present and started with a brief business case study essay, numerical and verbal reasoning tests, a technical interview, competancy based interview (which included making a presentation about myself) and finally a group exercise. Overall a very professional interview process.

Interview Question – Please describe a engineering principle (selected from a list) in laymen terms.   View Answer

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Accepted Offer – Interviewed in London, England (UK) Jan 2009 – Reviewed Nov 16, 2011

Interview Details – Mid-career position, telephone interview/chat followed by discussions with managers. The opening seemed fairly undefined, more like interviewing for entry into a department/career structure than anything else. They seemed pleased to offer to the right kind of person, but were vague on specfics and I should have asked more questions. The job questiions were easy, and HR set some standard questions about unusual situations,.

Interview Question – Suggest a situation when you had to look at a problem from a new perspective?   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – Always negotiate! It is the only set piece occasion when you will get this influence.

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No Offer – Interviewed in Derby, England (UK) Jan 2010 – Reviewed Nov 29, 2010

Interview Details – The assessment involved 2 interviews - a competency based interview and one exploring my technical knowledge, a group exercise and abstract and numerical reasoning tests, a brief presentation about me: my skills and abilities. Note you have to be able to "sell yourself"!

Interview Question – What materials are used today for compressor and turbine blades?   View Answer

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No Offer – Interviewed in Oct 2009 – Reviewed Oct 10, 2009

Interview Details – Received an offer for an on campus interview after talking with representatives at our university's career fair. So far this has consisted of a preliminary 1:1 interview and I have now been invited for a second round interview on-site. The interview lasted about 45 min and consisted of the interviewer (Engineer not HR person) walking through my resume and asking behavioral type questions. Interview ended with one technical question.

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  • Can you describe to me how lift is generated on a wing?   Answer Question
  • Describe to me a situation where you felt overwhelmed with a particular new project. How did you overcome this and produce results?   Answer Question

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Declined Offer – Interviewed in Derby, England (UK) Jan 2008 – Reviewed Jul 9, 2009

Interview Details – CV submitted online. Then called in for an interview.

Interview was Very specific to the job applied for, and extensive prepration required.

Interview Question – Stock price   View Answer

Reason for Declining – Wanted to be in London

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