Alcoa Interview Questions

Application

I applied online. The process took 4+ weeks. I interviewed at Alcoa.

Interview

Applied online. received an email to take a knowledge test that had general education categories. Math and reading comprehension primarily. they let you know if you passed or failed. if you pass you move onto the interview. from there it will be determined if an offer will be made.

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Application

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Alcoa.

Interview

Long, full day of interviews including a lunch interview. Mostly based on interest and fit. No technical questions. I met with everyone in the team for which I was applying. Many of the questions were repetitive despite the fact that there wasn't a standard list. There was a little opportunity to ask some questions at the end of each interview. I found out about 5-6 days later that I had received an offer.

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Application

I applied through other source. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Alcoa (Cleveland, OH) in April 2014.

Interview

I started out with a phone screen and then was selected to be interviewed with four people separately. All four of the people were nice however two of the four people left the company shortly after I got there.

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Application

I interviewed at Alcoa (Knoxville, TN) in February 2013.

Interview

Applied online including a resume and a cover letter. I was set up with a 30 minute phone interview. Interview questions were quite difficult. As far as the technologies and tools the group used, it sounded like they were almost exclusively an Excel shop. I should have spent considerably more time learning about commodities pricing and the aluminum industry as a whole.

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Application

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Alcoa (Kingston, NY) in December 2011.

Interview

Applied via brassring website. HR called and set up an interview. Very friendly people and the interview was very easy. Interviewed with HR, Quality Manager, and Quality team leader. 3 hours long-used a couple different inspection gauges to measure a couple different parts

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Application

I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Alcoa in October 2016.

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Very straightforward. I was greeted at the door by the hiring manager. It was just one guy asking questions and taking notes. The process went smoothly, and the guy was super easy to talk to. He described the internship details and said he would contact me in a few weeks.

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Application

I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Alcoa (Evansville, IN) in December 2014.

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Behavioral interview, fairly casual for me as it was a part of a tour and the interview was scattered through the whole day. Not too intimidating, generally very nice and responsive.

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Interview

I was contacted by email to conduct a Phone Interview. The questions were quite basic and mostly situational and behavioral, nothing out of the ordinary. The interviewer was nice too.

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Interview

The interview was done over the phone. Several people from different departments were present. The personnel on the other end made me feel comfortable and asked good, pertinent questions. The experience overall was very good.

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Application

I applied online. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Alcoa (Pittsburgh, PA) in March 2013.

Interview

I applied online. After a few months got an email to schedule a phone interview. Interviewed by the hiring manager and couple of engineers on the team. General behavioral questions with some technical questions. Was mostly an interactive and friendly conversation.

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Negotiation

No negotiation