Applied for the position online. Received a phone interview approximately three days later. The interviewer mostly asked questions about my background, experiences, and career aspirations to determine if everything aligned with the position. In the end, the experience did not match what they were looking for. Only apply if everything on your resume matches the job description.
I interviewed at Ford Motor Company (Ann Arbor, MI)
Interview
I had a return offer from an earlier internship and so, my interview process was fairly easy and straight forward. Just a relatively formal technical chat/interview with the hiring manager of the new team and that was it.
I applied in-person. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI) in Dec 2015
Interview
Took about 4 weeks between applying and an on-site interview. Applied online, got a call for a screening interview, then asked to come in for an interview. The screening interview was done by a recruiter and was a bit awkward as they only asked questions that could have easily been answered by a quick look at my resume. No behavioral questions. I was contacted a couple weeks later to come in for an interview with "hiring managers." I emphasize "hiring managers" because there actually wasn't a single hiring manager present. Instead, it was 3 scientists from the group I was interviewing for. In this interview, I was asked both technical and behavioral questions. The one caveat to this whole experience, though, was that it wasn't so much an interview as it was a dissertation defense. Questions were directed towards a position that was not as it was described on the online application. Overall, the whole experience was a bit disappointing, especially for a company of this size and capability.
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Question 1
You have been asked to lead a multi-million dollar, multi-year grant that will be supported across several companies and universities. How do you start?
