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Updated May 7, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.

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2.0

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Interviewed Feb 2012 in Chicago, IL (took 3 weeks)

Flew out to Chicago after 1:1 campus interview. Had a dinner with all the hiring managers and a chance to speak with everyone at the bar afterwards. Next day consisted of 3 1:1 interviews with the hiring managers.

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Explain a time where you needed to manage your time

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Oct 2011 (took 1 week)

The interviewers spend at least one half of the time allotted with behavioral questions that obviously came directly from an HR book. While these questions are often helpful, their complete lack of conviction demonstrated that this portion of the interview was not at all important to them, but rather something that they were required to do prior to them being able to get to the questions that actually had anything to do with them forming an opinion.

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Tell me about a time when you recognized a need for a newly developed solution and how you dealt with that...

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Feb 2012 (took a day)

On campus interview, then flew out to chicago to do multiple interviews.

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Who has been a good resource in your life?

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Tell me about an argument with supervisor

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Negotiation Details

Verbal acceptance then no more negotiations.

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Jan 2012 in Pittsburgh, PA (took a day)

It was very interactive and you learn a lot about the company and the culture of the company.

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Give me a time where you had to make an ethical decision.

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Give me a time where you had to make a decision that not everyone agreed to.

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Negotiation Details

If offered a position they will give you a call and tell you about the offer and the benefits. Then they give you time to decide as best they can to accommodate your employment deadlines.

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Apr 2011 (took 2 days)

Had an on campus interview in March(?), which was really informal. No behavioral questions were asked, we just talked a lot. Very easy. Took an online Skills/Personality test (very very easy, but some questions were a bit odd). Got invited to the on site interview in first week of April, which was a two day affair. Had dinner with company reps the night before the interview, which was again an informal affair, serves the purpose of giving applicants an idea of who works for Schneider, what the roles are like, what are some typical career advancement paths, etc. Very laid back, went to the bar afterward. The next day, the on site interview began at 9. It was 3 back to back 1 on 1 interviews, 2 with engineers, 1 with HR. These were a lot more formal with the typical behavioral format (describe a time when you reconciled different viewpoints, etcetc). Nothing technical for sales engineer, though I know if you're applying for a more technical role like Design Engineer they DO ask you technical questions. Everyone I talked to was very laid back and friendly. Heard back within a week.

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Tell me about a time when you convinced someone to change their view?

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Negotiation Details

negotiated the starting salary. they're definitely open to negotiation. If you're considering the offer, the company sounds like a good place to start with the opportunity to move up really quick. only downside is lack of locational stability, which isn't really a downside if you don't have a fiance/bf/gf and are open to relocating.

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Mar 2011 (took 2 months)

I got the first interview through career services at my university. The interviewer was friendly and spend a lot of time explaining the position and the company. It took about a month for me to hear that I got a second interview in Nashville. The second interview consisted of 3 one on one interviews of about 45 minutes each. All interviews were pretty standard. No questions really caught me off guard.

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How has your schooling prepared you for this position?

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Feb 2011 (took a day)

Applied through university career services site, was originally supposed to be in person but something changed and it became a phone interview. Interviewer called me for an interview. Interviewer was very friendly interview was pretty basic with a few behavioral questions. Asked for salary requirements and discussed the company. Took about 25 minutes.