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Engineering at Smith & Nephew
Posted Nov 15, 2011
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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 Jan 2011 (took a day)
employees were friendly - interviews with upper management were more relaxed and conversational interviews, whereas interviews with peers were more tense.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Presentation.
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Mechanical Engineer at Smith & Nephew
Posted Sep 12, 2011
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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 Apr 2011 in Andover, MA (took a day)
Behavioral questions as well as technical questions. Was not provided job description in spite of requesting it from the HR. Was quizzed based on job description. Staff was not very friendly.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Case Engineer at Smith & Nephew
Posted Jul 12, 2011
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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 Apr 2011 in Memphis, TN (took a day)
Interviewed on campus with the company. Had an HR and an engineer on the panel. They were really nice and laid back. I thought the interview went really well BUT then didn't hear from the company for 6 weeks. Then I sent them an email asking about the status. No response. Finally, three additional weeks later i recieved an email saying they cancelled the position.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Trauma Sales Associate at Smith & Nephew
Posted Apr 7, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2010 in San Diego, CA (took 4 weeks)
The interview process was a mess. The hiring manager cancelled on me the morning of the interview, literally w/i an hour of our appointment time, after I had traveled to the area the day before. Tried to reschedule several times and then finally after 2 weeks, we had a one on one interview. It was your typical sales interview - STARS etc and what makes your different than other sales reps. The interview was not bad but the entire process was all over the place.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Sales at Smith & Nephew
Posted Oct 12, 2010 — 2 of 2 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 Jan 2010 (took 2 days)
Typical behavorial interview process, asking scenario questions for experience responses. One interviewer had no personality, went strictly by the questions in the playbook. Others at least were more personable.
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Negotiation Details
Yes was able to negotiate.
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Clinical Resource Specialist at Smith & Nephew
Posted Aug 29, 2010
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2010 in New York, NY (took 2 weeks)
First interview was over the phone with an HR representative in Florida. Second interview was over the phone with the regional manager. Third interview was 1:1 with the regional manager at the airport in Newark. The regional manager was very organized and direct in questioning and detailed before the interview how the process was going to proceed both over the phone and in person. I felt that this was very respectful to the interviewee.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Sales Representative at Smith & Nephew
Posted Aug 1, 2010
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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 Dec 2009 (took 3 weeks)
The interview process went very well. It was well organized and carried out in a professional manner.
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Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Contracts Specialist at Smith & Nephew
Posted Jun 18, 2010
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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 Jul 2008 in Memphis, TN (took 5 days)
I worked through a recruiter since HR doesn't do as much with resumes received straight from the website. I had a phone interview with the hiring manager. This interview lasted roughly 45 minutes. I explained my experience and education level. It was also an opportunity to ask questions about the company and department.
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Negotiation Details
I was able to negotiate a higher salary. This company lowballs everyone. Don't take the lower amount. They also do negotiate vacation time but don't tell anyone.
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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 Skills Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Development Engineer at Smith & Nephew
Posted May 18, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 in Memphis, TN (took 4 weeks)
Interviewed with entire department on-site for a day. Was under-qualified, but they showed an interest. I got a call about 4 weeks later notifying me to 'keep my plate clean' for the next two weeks. They offered me a job (different, but similar as initial).
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Negotiation Details
They are by the books. I put up a fight and was going to walk (as I has other offers), but I got them to come up about 8.5% from their offer. I also negotiated a 5% signing bonus and a 5% relocation cash bonus. They also paid for me to relocate (airfare, 1 months housing, and all other fees).
Other Details
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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Project Manager at Smith & Nephew
Posted Apr 8, 2010
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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 Jul 2008 in Memphis, TN (took 2 days)
They use behavioral interviewing as their standard. Questions like, “Tell me about a time when you worked as part of a team and one of the team members was not contributing. How did you handle the situation? What was the outcome?”
The best way to deal with those questions was to use the STAR method. Tell them the Situation/Task (the circumstances of the event/ task you were assigned), your Action, (what you really did, not what you should have, could have or would have done) then give the Result of your action (how it turned out in the end).
Some of the questions ask specifically for a time when the result was bad. With those remember to add what you learned from the negative result to avoid them in the future.
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Negotiation Details
Negotiation depended on the level of the job. The lower levels of management did not get much room. However, a couple extra thousand dollars a year was pretty easy to get. If you have more than 5 years experience in your field push for the third week of vacation. They will usually give that up pretty easily. For higher levels of management, there are a lot more options for negotiation. Stock options are a big one.
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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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