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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Atkins (Bristol, England) in Nov 2013
Interview
Assessment centre. Run smoothly, friendly staff and clear agenda for the day.
Arrived - Briefed on the company and state of business division applying for - had a quick test to do (referred to later in the process) - had a report to write and present ideas - one-to-one competency interview - chat to current grads - run through test - phone call with offer a week later.
Quick to respond. Would recommend.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you give an example of a time when you have had to change someone's mind to agree with you?
Good overall experience. This job has a long period between applying and being offered the job, with a variety of stages in between you have to pass. Technical questions asked during the face to face interview testing competency
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you think of working at a consultancy and how does your experience help?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Atkins
Interview
Straight forward and well explained. Phone call interview, followed by teams interview and group activity focused on gauging how well you work with others. Best to prepare at each stage and make sure you have some knowledge of the company and projects before hand.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are your strengths?
What would you do in this scenario?
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Atkins in Apr 2022
Interview
Online test, Record yourself, Interview
Relatively slow.
Applied in Nov – Dec time and had an interview in Spring.
Be careful as the job posts often don’t mention the required security clearance. (That’s what happened to me, and I couldn’t join)
The actual interview day:
Morning meeting with HR where you are told the benefits and some details about the office you applied to. (30min)
Interview with 2 engineers from the company from the company. (2h)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q1: Generic questions why do you want to work here, etc
Q2: Fatigue charts and some questions about component fatigue
Q3: Free body diagrams of a drive train.
