I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Rolls-Royce (Derby, Inglaterra) in Nov 2013
Interview
Apply online with multiple long answer questions. If put through you then have to do online testing of four different areas.
If you get through all these you're then invited to an application day that includs; 2x 1 hour interviews (one technical and one skills), a presentation about yourself, numeracy skills exam, business acumen test and also a team working assessed task.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Rolls-Royce (Indianapolis, IN) in Nov 2013
Interview
Preliminary Communication with them is fairly strait forward. They call you up when they would like to interview you. When they call you up, they set up an interview time and from there you will interview with them over the phone.
I actually have two lists of the interview questions and grading scale & required response for each question.
To be honest, though, I would hate working for a company as formulaic as this. However, to each is his own. Screw the system.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
1) "Do you have an example of a time you were set (or you set yourself) some particularly challenging objectives. How did you go about ensuring they were met? What problems did you encounter? What was the result?
2) “What do you think are some of the major Challenges we face as an organisation at the moment?” “What future events are likely to have an impact on the business of Rolls-Royce?” Why/how? Ask the candidate what opportunities and threats they think they raise, and what actions Rolls-Royce might take to address them. How do you think the dollar exchange rate is impacting upon the company at the moment? What can we do to mitigate it’s impact? Long term/short term?
3) Tell me about a time when you were the only person who stood up for a particular cause or course of action and faced tough resistance. Why did you do this? What challenges did you receive? How did you deal with them? What were the results? What did you learn from this?
4) Thinking about a time you were working in a team of your peers, tell me about a particularly difficult problem the team had to solve. How did the team approach the problem? What role did you play?
5) Tell me about a time you’ve been given an assignment or task that you had never done before. How did this make you feel? How did you approach the problem? What were the time scales? How did you do? What was the outcome? Would you have liked to have done anything differently?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Rolls-Royce (Bristol, Inglaterra) in Sep 2012
Interview
Strong application, take time to learn company history, production areas, and spend more than one session writing the application. Do not copy online answers. Assessment day, make sure you know how an engine works, knowing anything about the company as it may come up. Be heard in the group interview, don't give up in the technical interview, they don't expect you to know the answers they expect you to make intelligent guesses.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical interview, explain a pre determined set of engineering questions/theories.