I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at BAE Systems (London, England) in Oct 2012
Interview
Initial application through recruitment agent. Initial 1:1 telephone interview- fast paced 50 min run down of CV, motivation, knowledge of company, brain teaser (how many tennis balls can you fit into a car?), case study. Through to second, face to face interview- 2 hours long and basically a drawn out version of the phone interview plus a presentation. Rather unprepared interview panel who basically admitted they drew the short straw for interviewing that day as they had a free window prior to a team meeting. Lead interviewer faffed around for ages poring over his company interview guide, never quite sure what he was asking. Second interviewer stayed silent throughout except to throw in a question about how many burgers McDonald's sell a day. Absolute rubbish interview and unbelievable choppy case study where bits were asked and other bits left out as they were 'totally outdated' according to the lead interviewer. Didn't get an offer, apparently due to concerns around not being able to apply skills to a new domain. Given the fact the role involved almost exactly the same skills in the same sector I have been working successfully in for the last 4 years, totally unbelievable. Appreciate this may sound like sour grapes, but I'm honestly baffled by the seeming incompetence of their interview process and interview panel and some of the inane questions asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many McDonald's burgers are sold in the UK? - required on-the-spot calculations. A complete eyeball rolling situation and I momentarily wondered if I'd stepped into a wannabe Google employer.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at BAE Systems (London, England) in Aug 2025
Interview
An online virtual Interview on Hire Vue, questions were very open. You had a chance to rerecord your answers and it was assessed with AI. The interview had 3-4 questions and nothing technical
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at BAE Systems (Preston, North West England, England) in Jan 2025
Interview
Interviewers put you at ease. Process was alright but long as too many back and forth between interviewers. Prepare for a case study. Also study your CV well as questions could be pulled out from it
I interviewed at BAE Systems (London, England) in Dec 2024
Interview
2 guys asked technical and competency based questions. Interview took about an hour and half. Both guys who interviewed me were nice and got straight to the point. 1 stage phone call
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