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Updated Mar 10, 2023
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Interviews at Precision Castparts
Interviews for Top Jobs at Precision Castparts
- Management Development Program (22)
- MDP (7)
- Intern (6)
- Engineering Co-Op (4)
- Financial Development Program (4)
- Engineer (3)
- Production Supervisor (3)
- Financial Analyst (2)
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- Manager (2)
- Outsourcing Manager (1)
- Layout (1)
- Operation Manager (1)
- Welder (1)
- Analyst (1)
- Internship (1)
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- Training Manager (1)
- AET (1)
- Industrial Engineer (1)
- Senior Internal Auditor (1)
- Maintenance Mechanic (1)
- Maintenance Technician (1)
- Accountant (1)
- Accounting (1)

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Precision Castparts
Relatively casual. Spoke with one person on one occasion, and two people on the 2nd interview. Both individuals were pleasant to speak with, and both times I left with a positive feeling. Despite all this, the offer was embarrassingly low on their part, and I had to decline the offer.
- They asked about my experience

Anonymous Employee
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Precision Castparts in Feb 2023
Interview was scheduled at 2pm and lasted about 30 minutes in total. Have to be prepared knowing the company background. Commence introductions and explanation about company values. A bit nerve wrecking alough it was the initial phone screening.
- Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Precision Castparts
1. Screening interview 2. Phone screen interviews 4. Competency interview 5. Second and third interviews 6. Invitation to a social gathering 8. Background check If the background check goes well, then it's time to extend an offer to the candidate. Ensure this is done promptly to ensure that there isn't a significant lag time between communications.
- why should we hire you?

Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Precision Castparts
Was fast and talked with multiple people in QA department. Had a test that was based on inspection knowledge. Friendly and encouraging to have new people join the team. They offer job a day after the interview.
- Why do you want to work here?

Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Precision Castparts
A phone call with hr then 2 hour long behavioral interviews back to back with presentation about yourself and a problem you solved in a prior work or education setting.
- Tell me about a time you solved a problem.

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Precision Castparts in Mar 2022
In general, the interview process was fairly normal. Nothing really out of the ordinary. I forget if I went through four or five rounds on interviews but towards the end, communication just cut off and even after following up, I heard nothing back.
- Standard BA type of questions.

Anonymous Employee
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Precision Castparts
The hiring manager was kind and helpful and actually stayed in contact with me after I was hired. The entire process was quick and professional. I enjoyed the experience as well as working for the company.
- Describe a time when you improved something at your previous job?

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Portland, OR
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Precision Castparts (Portland, OR) in Jan 2022
15 minute phone interview which I thought went well and was told there would be a follow up verbally and through email. Was unable to get a follow up interview higher up because the interviewer was unable to schedule it and forgot a few times.
- Would I be ok relocating (this is a multi year position that requires relocation after the first year)

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Precision Castparts in Nov 2021
There was a brief phone interview with a recruiter. He said he'd forward my CV to the hiring manager and let me know either way. I never heard back. This was over 5 weeks ago.
- What did you do in your last role? What is your experience in bluh? What is your compensation expecation?

Anonymous Employee in Cleveland, OH
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Precision Castparts (Cleveland, OH) in Sep 2021
It was very easy and informal. It was all remote and everyone was easy to talk to. Asked question regarding your resume. There are a lot of plants in Cleveland area, so supervisors from each plant interviewed me separately.
- What is your familiarity with manufacturing?
Precision Castparts Interviews FAQs
Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Precision Castparts as 57.8% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.69 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Information Technology Development Program and Operation Manager rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Sales and Maintenance Mechanic roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Precision Castparts takes an average of 27.8 days when considering 147 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Welder had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Maintenance Mechanic roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 180 days).
Common stages of the interview process at Precision Castparts according to 147 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on One Interview: 18.21%
Phone Interview: 16.85%
Group Panel Interview: 14.95%
Drug Test: 12.50%
Skills Test: 8.97%
Personality Test: 7.61%
Background Check: 7.07%
IQ Intelligence Test: 6.52%
Presentation: 6.25%
Other: 1.09%
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