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Columbus McKinnon

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Charlotte, NC

No Offer
Neutral Experience
Difficult Interview
Application

I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Columbus McKinnon (Charlotte, NC) in Feb 2023

Interview

Short, no engagement from the interviewer. Hard to understand their expectations, tried to reach out for follow-up and never heard back from them. It is a competitive process, and it would be helpful to better understand their time frames to plan better

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  • manufacturing experience and reasons to work in field
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Columbus McKinnon

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Columbus McKinnon in Jan 2023

Interview

Pre interview with talent acquisition and then follow up with hiring manager. Both were phone interviews and I enjoyed speaking with the team members. The next step was an in person plant interview with the site team.

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  • Spoke based on experience and needs.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Wuppertal

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Neutral Experience
Average Interview
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I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Columbus McKinnon (Wuppertal) in Oct 2022

Interview

Telefonat mit HR Verantwortlichen aus Übersee, Videokonferenz mit Vorgesetzten in USA. Stationen durchgegangen, nur etwas über die Stelle selbst berichtet. Es gab ein paar Terminverschiebungen. Termin selbst startete dann aber pünktlich.

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  • Werdegang und Stationen beschreiben. Passung zur ausgeschriebenen Stelle.
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Columbus McKinnon

Anonymous Employee

Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Columbus McKinnon

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Thorough interview with a lunch included to help meet the team. The manager who brought me in for the interview was very supportive throughout the process. The response was quick (same day).

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Columbus McKinnon

Anonymous Employee

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Positive Experience
Average Interview
Application

I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Columbus McKinnon in Feb 2021

Interview

It was very easy, but they ask hard questions, like what does the future hold for you. How do you like to work? These were some questions they asked me.

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Columbus McKinnon

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
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I interviewed at Columbus McKinnon

Interview

very fair, wanted a lot of experience. I was not qualified for the job. pay was very good. went on to a lesser paying position. may try them again after i have a few more years of experience under my belt.

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  • do you have manual machining experience?
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Columbus McKinnon

Anonymous Employee

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Positive Experience
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I interviewed at Columbus McKinnon

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Very straightforward process, they asked the normal interview questions and situational based questions. Received an offer about 1 to 2 weeks after the interview process. In total, the process took about 3 weeks to complete

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Columbus McKinnon

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Buffalo, NY

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Negative Experience
Difficult Interview
Application

I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Columbus McKinnon (Buffalo, NY) in Dec 2019

Interview

Where do I start with this interview process? The interview process took over two months and felt like I was applying for an upper management level position. I had a phone interview with the HR Manager, a phone interview and an in-person with the hiring manager. They also made me take a personality test and wanted to check my references. I was then flown out to their corporate office in Buffalo, NY where I had five consecutive interviews with other management leaders. Columbus McKinnon listed this position as "Entry Level Sales Opportunity" and only the qualifications were to have a four-year degree. I have a four-year degree and have two years of sales experience. The hiring manager hit hard that I didn't have the experience and that they usually hire people in the past with 10 years of experience. Please clarify on your job board that you want more experience and change the title from "Entry Level" if that is what you are looking for. The whole process felt like I was being interrogated and that my background with my previous sales roles wasn't good enough. I even asked two different people during the interview process if they had any doubts about my background that would make them think I would not be a good fit for the role. They said they had no doubts. Please be upfront and honest earlier in the process if that is what you truly believe.

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Columbus McKinnon

Anonymous Employee in Charlotte, NC

Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
Application

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Columbus McKinnon (Charlotte, NC) in Jul 2019

Interview

CMCO's interview process was well organized and obviously has had effort put into it. I had the first contact with one of CMCO's recruiters, Gabrielle, who was organized and obviously experienced in technical recruiting. My next call was a Friday morning call, with the hiring manager, which was mostly to understand my background and skills, as well as the way I work (my perspective on the call). After that, I was on a short timeline, due to other circumstances, which CMCO worked over the weekend to schedule in-person interviews for Monday. I met with the hiring manager, the director of project management, the site's HR representative, and then two engineering leaders over a video conference (another manager and director) . One great thing is that I heard the same stories and experiences across the board, which also isn't always the case. I was asked a mix of questions about my experience, skill, the way I work, and the type of person I am. CMCO is trying (at least in this interview) to make sure the people they are bringing onto the team have good attitudes and can work with a team, in addition to being able to do their job. This was reflected in the entire atmosphere at CMCO. The individuals interviewing me all seemed to be insightful and have reasons behind their questions (as opposed to interviews where you get read questions from a sheet).

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  • What are some of the things you have to take care in an embedded system that you don't in PC/server software?
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Columbus McKinnon

Anonymous Interview Candidate

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Positive Experience
Application

I applied in-person. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Columbus McKinnon

Interview

HR interview on phone, and then in person interview with hiring managers and associate engineers. In person interview was worth of time, they asked meaningful questions, and in return, answered my questions in detail.

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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Columbus McKinnon as 62.5% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.04 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Internship and Sales rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for General Manager and Intern roles were rated as the easiest.

The hiring process at Columbus McKinnon takes an average of 44.06 days when considering 24 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Mechanical Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas General Manager roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 180 days).

Common stages of the interview process at Columbus McKinnon according to 24 Glassdoor interviews include:

Phone Interview: 20.24%

One on One Interview: 17.86%

Drug Test: 15.48%

Group Panel Interview: 13.10%

Skills Test: 11.90%

Background Check: 9.52%

Personality Test: 4.76%

IQ Intelligence Test: 3.57%

Other: 2.38%

Presentation: 1.19%

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