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Updated Dec 24, 2022
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Interviews at Alcoa
Interviews for Top Jobs at Alcoa
- Estagiário (15)
- Intern (13)
- ESTÁGIO (7)
- Financial Analyst (6)
- Manufacturing Engineer (5)
- Human Resources (5)
- Engineering (5)
- Business Analyst (4)
- Mechanical Engineer (4)
- Analyst (4)
- Manager (4)
- Procurement (4)
- Internship (3)
- Estagiário De Engenharia (3)
- Production (3)
- Human Resources Manager (3)
- Process Engineer (3)
- Marketing Manager (2)
- Gerente De Projetos (2)
- Electrical Engineer (2)
- Operations Manager (2)
- Information Services (2)
- Electrical Engineering (2)
- Senior Financial Analyst (2)
- Senior Engineer (2)
- Production Supervisor (2)
- Metallurgical Engineer (2)
- Planner (2)
- Estagiário Superior (2)
- Reliability Engineer (2)
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. I interviewed at Alcoa
Very unprofessional. Scheduled an interview and confirmed the time with an invitation. Recruiter T.L. ghosted me. No call, no cancellation. I followed up with an email and received no response. A simple note to let me know I was no longer in consideration is apparently too much for the folks at Alcoa.
- No one showed up to the interview.
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Alcoa
Digital - recorded video responses. General questions about overcoming challenges, team work etc. Not too difficult, you have the option of re-recording responses and submitting them. You get a maximum of 5 attempts
- Q : describe a challenging situation and how you overcame it.
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Alcoa
Interview was scheduled to take place in two days time. HR contacted and informed that they will not be proceeding with the interview as they have already had some good candidates. Not very professional
- Only did phone phone screening
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Alcoa
Houve uma entrevista bem fluida com os gestores de áreas na qual tinha interesse e compatíveis com as minhas características. Foram feitas perguntas relacionadas a utilização de softwares, inglês e trabalho em equipe.
- Nível de inglês, experiência anterior, nível de excel.
Anonymous Employee in São Paulo, São Paulo
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Alcoa (São Paulo, São Paulo) in May 2022
Foi um processo rápido e direto com explicações claras apesar da recrutadora ser um pouco perdida - perguntas sobre o segmento da empresa foram feitas. Foram 3 conversas no geral.
- Fit com a empresa (importante conhecer o segmento)
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Alcoa in Mar 2022
Entrevista para a vaga de Trainee em Engenharia para a localidade de São Luís realizada com gestor da área, um engenheiro e uma pessoa do RH. Realizadas perguntas a respeito de resolução de problemas e de experiências anteriores.
- - A respeito da experiência com iniciação científica, como foi que cheguei a conclusão que daria certo aquele projeto. - Se precisasse adicionar/modificar um ativo no setor, o que eu faria em relação a confiabilidade. - Quais os primeiros passos que dou ao iniciar um projeto.
Anonymous Interview Candidate in São Luís, Maranhão
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Alcoa (São Luís, Maranhão) in Mar 2022
Fui entrevistada via telefone, marcaram uma reunião online e remarcaram umas 3 vezes. Quando foi possível fazer a entrevista foram super atenciosos e a conversa foi bem descontraída. Gostaram do meu perfil, mas quando falei da pretensão salárial esfriou o processo. Não deram retorno.
- Você pararia uma operação em caso de risco?
Anonymous Employee
I applied online. I interviewed at Alcoa
Precesso realizado por empresa contratada. Processo online com várias etapas, entrevista com rh da empresa contratada, testes online, dinâmicas em grupo e entrevista com o gestor. Cada etapa é eliminatória.
- As perguntas não são específicas e é peculiar de cada vaga.
Anonymous Interview Candidate in São Paulo, São Paulo
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Alcoa (São Paulo, São Paulo) in Feb 2022
Muito bom o processo seletivo feito pela Alcoa em parceria com a CIA de Estagio. Dividida em etapas, foi bem interessante o metodo e tranquilizador, pois tivemos tempo para analisar o caso, estudar uma proposta e apresentar a todos.
- Como me vejo no futuro profissional.
Anonymous Employee in Poços de Caldas
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Alcoa (Poços de Caldas) in Feb 2022
Entrevista padrão, dois entrevistadores da área que estava concorrendo e uma entrevistadora do setor de aquisição de talentos da propria empresa. Entrevista correu muito bem, foram feitas perguntas de como poderia estar contribuindo com a empresa e agregando conhecimento a ela. Finalizando a entrevista com o pedido de qualidades e defeitos que alguem da sua familia diria sobre você.
- Se eu ligasse nesse momento para alguém da sua familia o que eles diriam sobre qual é o seu maior defeito e a sua maior qualidade?
Alcoa Interviews FAQs
Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Alcoa as 63.0% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.82 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Business Analyst and Intern rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Engineering and Manufacturing Engineer roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Alcoa takes an average of 32 days when considering 190 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Intern had the quickest hiring process (on average 19 days), whereas Human Resources Manager roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 62 days).
Common stages of the interview process at Alcoa according to 190 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on One Interview: 19.75%
Phone Interview: 19.75%
Group Panel Interview: 13.99%
Background Check: 11.93%
Drug Test: 11.52%
Skills Test: 8.44%
Personality Test: 5.76%
Presentation: 4.32%
IQ Intelligence Test: 3.29%
Other: 1.23%
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