I applied online. I interviewed at Leonardo in May 2024
Interview
Small questionnaire first about right to work/security clearance, then link to pre-recorded video interview, questions popped up on screen and you got 2-3 attempts to record an answer to submit. 3 minutes maximum to answer I believe with only a few questions.
After all of this, I was ghosted and never received a response, attempted to reach out twice to the recruitment team but got a copy-pasted response saying they're still reviewing interviews and if I didn't get a response yet, I'm still being considered. This was 3-4 months ago where I still haven't received a response and the job posting is gone.
Extremely disrespectful and a clear disregard for my and other candidates time. I will be sure to never consider Leonardo as a future employer in the future. I have submitted a SAR request as I believe it is the only way I can get any feedback on my application at this point, and if Leonardo wants to find out who I am by checking which candidate submitted a SAR request as an apprentice security consultant applicant, I'd be happy to receive an email detailing my due feedback and amend my review based on this.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell us about a challenge you were faced with, and how did you go about solving it?
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. We are really disappointed to hear of your experience and would like to apologise. This is not how we would wish anyone to feel who takes the time to apply for a role with us.
In our candidate communication we have been open with applicants that we have unfortunately experienced some challenges in our Early Careers recruitment process this year. We made a number of significant changes to how we process applications while at the same time as receiving over 6 times as many submissions. The role you have referred to below has itself had over 1000 applications. This is not an excuse but we hope provides some context as to why our response times have been slower than we would have liked.
You have referenced a SAR. To ensure that is addressed in the most effective way, please provide the details to ukcareers@leonardo.com and we can assure you this will be responded to as quickly as possible.
Once again, our sincere apologies.
I applied online. I interviewed at Leonardo (Newcastle upon Tyne, England)
Interview
After I submitted my CV online for consideration, I was then asked to complete an online assessment, which consisted of a chat with an AI assistant and a video interview.
Molto veloce e lineare. Poche domande tecniche e alcuni più personali sulle proprie competenze e conoscenze da offrire in azienda. In generale un buon processo, semplice e veloce, fatto da una presentazione Power point e successiva fase di domande.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
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