I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Meltwater (Sydney) in Mar 2015
Interview
Once you put in your CV and application, usually the Managing Director gives you a call. They explain a bit more about the company and even though this program is called the International Management Trainee program, the international aspect is that they have offices internationally, and that you work towards getting into management, starting from a sales role where you sell the software to clients. In the phone interview, the MD gives you a run-down of the company. The phone interview is simple and seems like a formality and they then invite you to a mingle drinks session of about 20 people. It was not made clear at this point that this "mingle session" is actually a part of the assessment process. They do a few presentations and demo the software and then you can ask questions. It is in that time that they basically decide whether they like you or not, though it is under the guise of "feel free to ask us any questions". The bottom line is, if you don't actively make yourself stand out at this point and try to get to know everyone, they will not invite you for the group interview.
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Question 1
How did you hear about Meltwater and Why are you interested in sales?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Meltwater (Amsterdam)
Interview
De sollicitatie bestaat uit het schrijven van een brief, een Meet Meltwater dag (digitaal of fysiek), een groepsronde en een individueel gesprek. In de groepsronde doel je verschillende opdrachten zoals een debat en het pitchen van jezelf. Het individuele gesprek is gaaf maar kan intimiderend zijn: er zitten veel mensen tegenover je. De intensiteit is echter voor een reden, je zult met klanten ook je mannetje moeten kunnen staan!
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Question 1
Noem 10 bekende Nederlandse multinationals. Wat weet je over de structuur van Meltwater? Waarom ben jij een geschikte manager? Noem een moeilijke situatie waarin je je bevond en hoe je hierin handelde.
1. CV
2. Kennismaking met HR
3. Group ronde 1 met 5 werknemers en 16 kandidaten
4. Group ronde 2 met 5 dezelfde werknemers en 8 kandidaten
5. Final interview met 5 werknemers die van belang zijn in je toekomstige job. 1 op 1, was heel persoonlijk.
6. Ik moest nog eens op extra gesprek, omdat ze in grote tweestrijd waren.
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Question 1
Veel pitchen over je eigen en passie en ook mock-sales gesprekken doen (kwamen terug in de group ronde en final interview)
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Meltwater (Cape Town) in Dec 2020
Interview
1) Phone Interview followed by questionnaire
2) Meet Meltwater event: 4 interactive presentations to learn about the the company, culture, career opportunities and daily job duties
3) group interview: 2 individual presentations and 2 group presentations to core hiring team and other candidates
4) Final Interview: boardroom meeting with core hiring team. Deep dive into experience. Unprepared role play phone calls
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Question 1
Walk us through your experience
What are the top 5 companies on the NYSE
Where do you see yourself in 5 years
What industries would you target first and where
