It was a very dry interview. Interviewers seemed very uninterested and was being forced to interview which made the interview uncomfortable. One interviewer even sighed when it was my turn to ask questions about the role.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Medtronic in Apr 2016
Interview
Met a recruiter at a career fair. She sets up an in-person interview for me at the fair. Interview goes well, basic questions: tell me about yourself, tell me about a time you struggled. The usual. About a week later a recruiter sets up a phone interview with a couple of employees. Again basic questions you'll find by just looking up interview questions on Google and make sure you know your resume in depth, they'll ask about it.
Get a call a few days later from another recruiter, they want me to apply to this Manufacturing position and fly me out for an interview with the manager and to see the facility. Couple days later the same recruiter calls tells me I'm not qualified for the position he offered me. They were looking for at least 2 years of experience and I was just a college grad.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time that you fell behind in a project and how you recovered.
I applied online. I interviewed at Medtronic (Brooklyn Center, MN) in Jun 2025
Interview
Initial HR screening. Was quick but good way to segway into the next parts of the interview process. Gave me a really good opportunity to get to know more about the role before meeting the team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked if *salary range* was within my range in order to not waste anyone time.
STAR scenarios. Straight forward scenarios brought up with classic questions. A certain amount of technical questions as well as motivation for going for the role. Overall a very clear and concise interview with a 30 minute duration