I applied online. I interviewed at BAE Systems in Feb 2014
Interview
Filled out online application first - filled out basic details and then series of competency questions, each with a 250 word limit. Questions include “Please outline a change or solution you came up with and implemented” and “Please explain why you would like to work for BAE.” No choice to attach CV, although most things were covered on the application. Took about 1-2 weeks to get through to telephone round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Two questions, one technical, one competency. 1) Why this area of business? 2) Name a time when you have faced a difficult situation
Online Assessment, then Phone Call, then In person Interview.
All were relatively simple. As it is an Intern role, they expect baseline understanding rather than expert knowledge, as you will learn.
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at BAE Systems (Rochester, South East England, England)
Interview
Standard online assessments with personality and numeracy tests, then phone interview with general questions like why do you want to work here and past experience then live interview. Large period of time between phone interview and final stage
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time you made a mistake and how you overcame it
Multi-round interview process with first interview being HireVue and the final interview being an online interview with two staff members (during Covid).
Make sure to know why you want to work a particular role (i.e. systems engineering) and not just generic answers about BAE as a whole.
