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Anonymous Employee in Salt Lake City, UT
Accepted Offer
Negative Experience
Average Interview
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InterviewI applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman (Salt Lake City, UT)
Overseas subcontract management. Takes quotes and bids on projects from different suppliers then awards contracts on on behalf of Northrop Grumman then overseas project completion cradle-to-grave. Supply chain management related
Interview Questions
- If a contractee overseas a deadline how do you handle it?
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Anonymous Employee
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InterviewI applied online. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman
The process included multiple interviews with multiple people attending each interview. Each interview was about two hours long and they were separated by a couple of weeks. Interviews occurred on time and interviewers were prepared and respectful.
Interview Questions
- Tell me about your experience using version control systems.
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Anonymous Employee
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Positive Experience
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InterviewI applied online. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman
Interview was with 3 different people at one time. We went over standard interview questions and then went into what kinds of things I'm looking to do with my career after school.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
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Positive Experience
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InterviewI interviewed at Northrop Grumman
I submitted my resume to a recruiter and received a call two weeks later to schedule an interview. The interview discussed my background. I was offered a job shortly after. Overall, the experience was very positive.
Interview Questions
- When have you been challenged on a project?
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Anonymous Employee
Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Easy Interview
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InterviewI interviewed at Northrop Grumman
It was all behavioral interview questions. They asked about my past experience, what I worked on or the skills I gained from past employment, what career goal or growth I'm working towards.
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- Tell me about your first job in the industry. What did you do to learn the ropes?
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Anonymous Employee
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InterviewI interviewed at Northrop Grumman
I received an email from the recruiter after applying, he was very responsive except for a 3 month gap when the position had already been filled, he then reached out to me for an interview as soon as an opening was available. The interview went by very smoothly and the recruiter made it feel less of an interview and more of a one-on-one meet up which was very comfortable. About two weeks later I had emailed the recruiter again and he verbally let me know I had gotten the position, 3 days after that I received my offer letter.
Interview Questions
- What is a challenging experience you had with your team?
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
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Positive Experience
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InterviewI interviewed at Northrop Grumman
Short and concise Lasted a total of two weeks, reached out very quick after the initial application. Interview was scheduled and completed two weeks after the application. Let me knew how the interview went within 3 days.
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- Asked specifically about classes I took in college
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
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InterviewI applied through an employee referral I interviewed at Northrop Grumman
Call with recruiter then phone interview. Recruiter did not answer calls that well but management was helpful. Pay was decent but not great benefit package so I did not take the job.
Interview Questions
- What is your experience with Navy ships?
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Anonymous Employee
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InterviewI interviewed at Northrop Grumman
Phone interview with recruiter to start the process after applying. There was a follow up phone call with the hiring manager, weeks later I went to do in person interviews with 2 manager, 2 senior engineers and 1 engineer (all 1-1) Follow up with recruiter to establish starting date, benefits, salary, etc
Interview Questions
- Managers asked about experience with various programming languages including C, Labview, etc
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Anonymous Employee
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InterviewI interviewed at Northrop Grumman
The interview process was relatively straightforward. After applying and you pass the resume screening, they schedule an on-site / phone interview where they go over questions pertaining to your resume and yourself.
Interview Questions
- It encompassed your knowledge of programming fundamentals and best practices, as well as behavioral questions to get an idea of how you would work in a team.
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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Northrop Grumman as 75.0% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.56 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for College Technical and Intern rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Systems Engineer and Software Engineer roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Northrop Grumman takes an average of 32 days when considering 2,048 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Software Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 19 days), whereas College Technical roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 35 days).
Common stages of the interview process at Northrop Grumman according to 2,048 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone Interview: 19.05%
Group Panel Interview: 17.42%
One on One Interview: 16.25%
Drug Test: 14.36%
Background Check: 10.06%
Skills Test: 8.72%
Presentation: 7.05%
IQ Intelligence Test: 3.35%
Personality Test: 2.48%
Other: 1.26%
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