Mechanical Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Instron with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Mechanical Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Instron overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Instron as a Mechanical Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
Background check: 20%
Drug test: 20%
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Tour of facility and a few questions about previous experience in the field. Asked a question which showed logical thinking to understand thought processes. People seem very knowledgeable and the workplace seems like a great environment
Three one on one interviews. Two were with my future coworkers and one with my future manager. Not too hard. Conversational, hands on type questions. Also a riddle at the end
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Instron in Mar 2018
Interview
Typical engineering interview. Met with several departments that I would be working with. Toured the manufacturing floor and discussed several different product lines. Definately a very nice and organized manufacturing floor
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Strengths and weaknesses. Also my outside of work interests.