The hiring process at Jacobs takes an average of 60 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Ingeniero De Procesos had the quickest hiring process (on average 60 days), whereas Ingeniero De Procesos roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 60 days).
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Jacobs (Milán) in Sep 2015
Interview
Informal talk in Milan at their European HQ Office. Very chaotic. After 3.5 hours travelling one way, I wasn't even offered a coffee. Interview with immediate manager and her manager, round one. It seemed as though they weren't prepared at all.... not many specific questions for me to showcase my skills or job knowledge. I worked out immediate manager wasn't my type after 1.5 hours interview - too insecure and full of herself. I then had to sit through an interview with Italian HR who couldn't really speak good English and had a few set questions to ask, nothing too exciting, but they had a very sceptical stance, maybe due to the fact that they were a little out of their depth. When they asked me for my salary expectations and I gave them in CHF, they probably nearly fell off their chairs. I didn't feel as though I was put at my ease or they tried to build rapport to get the best out of me, rather it was an aggressive interview style that I really hate and find totally unnecessary.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me something that wasn't on job description, which caused me to reflect and seek clarification, but immediate manager then got shirty and told me to please answer the question. So rude! "What would you do if you had to find 6 simultaneous apartments in Solothurn, CH?"
I applied in-person. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Jacobs (Houston, TX) in Apr 2013
Interview
It took about 2 weeks to received a call from Jacobs. The hiring manage directly call me to scheduled an in-person interview. The recruitment process took around 2 months since I placed my resume, however once the the hiring manager got in contact with me, the process was fast.
I applied online. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at Jacobs (Winnersh, England) in Mar 2017
Interview
After 2 weeks submitting my application I was contacted by HR to arrange an interview. The date offered wasn't suitable and a week later was offered another date which I accepted. The interviewer (department director) turned up 13 mins late, mumbled some apology and we have started.
Although the job location advertised was London or Croydon, I only found out at the interview that it has been changed to Croydon only but no-one bothered to tell me that. If I had known I could've saved a trip to Winnersh.
Average behaviour-based interview questions, there wasn't any option to steer it off the script which was a slight disappointment. When I had the chance to ask some questions, the interviewer only focused on to catch the 'hidden meaning' of the question. No, you were wrong - you tried so hard you missed the point completely and it was obvious from the answer. Overall I had the impression that there was no plans or a clear idea in what direction the department should progress. No clue how to market themselves, what the recent trends are in technology they could take advantage of. Overall it was a huge disappointment. To top it all, no feedback for 5 weeks despite promising giving one in 2 weeks and me following it up in 3 weeks. The obvious step was to withdraw my application, I wanted to be nowhere this dysfunction. 7 weeks after the interview HR called me to make an offer, oblivious to the fact I was no longer interested. Awkward silence and wondering why they did not get a notification from their own system when I told my application was withdrawn weeks ago...
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you give me an example when you had to budget and manage a task/work package?