I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at RTX
Interview
Straight forward phone interview followed by in-person interviews. Once you get pre-qualified by HR for the initial interview, the hiring manager will contact you for an interview. Then optionally, you will have an interview scheduled with your would-be peers. Most the questions were situation based questions to measure experience.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at RTX (Tucson, AZ) in Apr 2016
Interview
One phone screening that went well beyond the time expected, mostly to expand on my resume, skills and experience. One group panel that seemed to be more geared towards gauging my fit in the environment. It can be incredibly frustrating to wait so long to hear back in between application and interviews, but as I've learned after working here, it's because the background check process takes ~70 days on average. This is departmental, governmental, and HR vetting, and it is a pain. Just bear with it, it is absolutely worth it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A windowless room contains three identical light fixtures, each containing an identical light bulb or light globe. Each light is connected to one of three switches outside of the room. Each bulb is switched off at present. You are outside the room, and the door is closed. You have one, and only one, opportunity to flip any of the external switches. After this, you can go into the room and look at the lights, but you may not touch the switches again. How can you tell which switch goes to which light? (Copy and pasted from somewhere but this and the answer are correct)
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at RTX (Tucson, AZ) in May 2016
Interview
I was invited to a hiring event through my information on LinkedIn. I had one interview scheduled before I arrived, but at the evening mixer the night before, I was able to secure two additional interviews for the next day. I was asked about my prior experience as well as my leadership experience, which seemed to be as interesting to the interviewers as my work experience. Once I described my mostly non-careerI was volunteer work, they became much more interested. For my position, they seemed interested in people skills. I described my volunteer service as a Boy Scout leader, a Cub Scout leader, a church volunteer, and as a full-time missionary. They seemed to appreciate the skills learned in those opportunities.