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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Poway, CA

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The first interview was easy with basic questions regarding work experience, past projects, and skills. Next was a three panel round of coding questions which weren't difficult but took some thought. Two panelists were off putting and bleak. Right after a final multi-question coding task was given with a single interviewer. The interviewer wouldn't answer any questions regarding the task even though some instructions weren't clear. Would only speak up to ask why a decision is being made but would provided no further comment.

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Two 30 minute interviews and a 1 hour interview over the phone with the hour interview being very technical. Interviews were nearly every day since I was about to graduate.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Palmdale, CA

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Positive Experience
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I applied online. I interviewed at General Atomics (Palmdale, CA) in Nov 2023

Interview

Very easy, straight forward. Basic questions of yourself and background. Question on what you bring to the company and why we should hire you . The interview recruiter was very nice and listened very well.

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  • What’s your biggest weakness and biggest strengths
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Austin, TX

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Positive Experience
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at General Atomics (Austin, TX) in Nov 2023

Interview

It was short and they did not ask anything about my past experience. All behavioral and finance questions. They did not have many positions open and dont take too many people.

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  • What am I interested in learning in finance. A challenge I faced in school. Learning environment I want to be in
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Anonymous Employee in Poway, CA

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Positive Experience
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at General Atomics (Poway, CA)

Interview

The first stage was a phone screen with a TA Manager which was 30 minutes, in which the manager asked general surface questions i.e. background, desired salary, overview of position I applied to. Q&A at the end.

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  • Majority of the questions were situational, for example, "Tell me a time when you experienced a difficult obstacle, and how you came to a solution, if any."
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Anonymous Employee in San Diego, CA

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I applied online. I interviewed at General Atomics (San Diego, CA)

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1 screen interview w/ HR rep 2 one on one interview w/ Director of group, phone 3 group interview teams w/ video 4 f/u phone interview w/ one of the team

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  • STAR give examples using this method/technique
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Poway, CA

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I applied online. I interviewed at General Atomics (Poway, CA)

Interview

Questions included past experiences, projects and soft skills. Some behavior question were given that centered around future goals. A lot of detailed questions were asked about previous projects, they will ask all "why's" in your decision making during the design portion of previous projects.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Rancho Bernardo, CA

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I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at General Atomics (Rancho Bernardo, CA)

Interview

Had team leaders very motivated to conduct interview for one of two open job recs just to find out through HR that the company is on a hiring freeze. Due to upper management issues no offer or other communication was provided even though team and HR were motivated to fill the "open" position.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Poway, CA

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I applied online. I interviewed at General Atomics (Poway, CA)

Interview

It was pretty easy and the staff were nice. They asked simple questions as well. Ex-skills, where do you see yourself, and what do you like to do outside of work

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  • What are your skills and what do you have to bring to the team.
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Anonymous Employee in Poway, CA

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I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at General Atomics (Poway, CA) in Jun 2023

Interview

Applied in late May. Contacted by HR first week of June. First interview was 30 min with four supervisors/department head. HR contacted me soon after for a 2 hr interview (2hr is max length, only did an hour)

Interview Questions
  • Gave three scenarios and asked which task I would take on first/why.
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General Atomics Interviews FAQs

Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at General Atomics as 63.9% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.86 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Marketing Intern and Lead Mechanic rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Operations and Strategic Development roles were rated as the easiest.

The hiring process at General Atomics takes an average of 31.7 days when considering 551 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Computer Programmer had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Aircraft Planning and Documentaion roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 270 days).

Common stages of the interview process at General Atomics according to 551 Glassdoor interviews include:

Phone Interview: 23.42%

Group Panel Interview: 16.96%

One on One Interview: 13.29%

Drug Test: 11.99%

Skills Test: 11.80%

Background Check: 9.50%

Presentation: 6.58%

IQ Intelligence Test: 2.61%

Personality Test: 1.99%

Other: 1.86%

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Applied for a job a few weeks back, got a call from HR yesterday morning about an interview next week. She mentioned she'd shoot me an email with all the interview details, but so far, my inbox is empty. Assuming I'll hear from her early next week, is it normal for them to expect me to show up for an in-person interview on short notice, like couple days?

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Saw this on twitter. Questions to ask hiring managers/recruiters: 1.What typical challenges can someone in this position expect to encounter in this role and within the company ? 2.Could you detail the key objectives that a new hire should prioritize in this position ? 3.Which specific skills are crucial to perform successfully in this job ? 4.How does the company evaluate performance & success in this role ? 5.From your perspective, what is the most appealing aspect of the comp

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People who interviewed at JPMorgan Chase how long did it take for you to receive an offer after the final interview?

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