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Updated Apr 29, 2022

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Interviews at Emerson

Experience
Positive73%
Negative7%
Neutral20%
Getting an Interview
Applied online33%
Campus Recruiting27%
Employee Referral20%
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Marshalltown, IA

Declined Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
Application

I applied through college or university. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Emerson (Marshalltown, IA) in Mar 2022

Interview

Great steak dinner casual interview to start and hotel provided. Next morning interview over breakfast, followed by back to back 30 min interviews until an exit lunch interview. Very friendly culture and non-technical questions.

Interview Questions
  • Something along the lines of: Give an example of a time you let down a client and what did you learn from it.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate

No Offer
Neutral Experience
Easy Interview
Application

I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Emerson

Interview

The recruiters were very casual and the interview questions were not technical. This was a first-round interview so I'm sure the next round will be more technical. Make sure to have lots of questions ready to ask them. They were looking for my view on the company and the role.

Interview Questions
  • Tell me about yourself. What do you know about sales engineering?
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Manila, Manila

No Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Emerson (Manila, Manila)

Interview

I applied online and was invited for an interview with HR. The same day after the interview, I took an exam which is personality, some technical and excel exam. It’s been a week and I’m waiting for the update.

Interview Questions
  • Asked if I have plans on pursuing further studies.
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Emerson

Anonymous Employee in Melbourne

Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Emerson (Melbourne) in Mar 2019

Interview

The initial screening took about a month Upon shortlisting, there were three interviews, with HR then with a panel of three managers, and finally with the hiring manager. The process was very straight forward and HR was very straightforward and friendly.

Interview Questions
  • Usual questions as expected in typical sales roles. Behavioral questions deep dive into past experience
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Anonymous Employee in Eden Prairie, MN

Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
Application

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Emerson (Eden Prairie, MN) in Feb 2018

Interview

Phone screen and two in-person interviews onsite. Initial onsite was a group of five members including the hiring manager. The second onsite interview was one on one with the hiring manager.

Interview Questions
  • What would you start, stop, and continue in your career path?
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Anonymous Employee in Marshalltown, IA

Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Easy Interview
Application

I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Emerson (Marshalltown, IA) in Feb 2018

Interview

2-day process, typical Emerson process I believe. I had to travel 6 hours to get to the facility, so the first night I was put into a nice hotel & taken out to dinner by sales engineers. Very nice steak joint. Second day was taken out to breakfast, toured testing & manufacturing facilities, then had 4 interviews with directors/managers of separate industries of Fisher control valves (Emerson). Then had lunch with a sales engineer, came back had interview with HR for benefits overview, then final wrap-up interview with engineering hiring manager.

Interview Questions
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Anonymous Employee

Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Easy Interview
Application

I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Emerson in Nov 2017

Interview

It was a 30 minutes discussion with technical questions and were I see me in the next 5 years. Also language skills were asked. German and English. Also they asked if I am open for traveling.

Interview Questions
  • What did you study in the university?
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Emerson

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Marshalltown, IA

No Offer
Neutral Experience
Average Interview
Application

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Emerson (Marshalltown, IA) in Jun 2017

Interview

They brought me in for an all day interview process. They gave me a hotel in Marshaltown and took me to dinner the night before. The interview day consisted of breakfast with a sales engineer, 3 back to back interviews with managers, lunch with a few other sales engineers, and then a plant tour.

Interview Questions
  • Why did you go to school to become an engineer?
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Emerson

Anonymous Employee in New York, NY

Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Easy Interview
Application

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Emerson (New York, NY) in Apr 2017

Interview

It went really well, people were friendly and the discussions were based on my previous experience. Overall it was a great experience and I would recommend you to ask questions about the things that you are not confident.

Interview Questions
  • What is the most challenging thing to do at your current job?
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Emerson

Anonymous Employee in Kuala Lumpur

Accepted Offer
Neutral Experience
Easy Interview
Application

I applied in-person. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Emerson (Kuala Lumpur) in Mar 2017

Interview

Basic HR questions. no technical questions. no structure either. they will try in negotiate your salary down so don't let them. they don't care that they hire talentless people so that they can get their workforce for cheap.

Interview Questions
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