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I applied online. I interviewed at Rolls-Royce (Derby, Inglaterra) in Feb 2016
Interview
Day long interview, split into three sections (presentation and competency interview, group team building exercise, assessment of knowledge) with each lasting around an hour. There was also a repeat of one of the online tests in paper form.
There was an opportunity for all the candidates to meet the assessors at the start of the day, which helped relax the process. There was also an 'off the record' Q&A with a graduate working there.
First two interviews were fairly standard. Assessment of knowledge did not require much knowledge of management or engineering, more to see 'how you think' with regards to PM. Interviews weren't too hard but the long assesment day is fairly exhausting.
Interviewers and HR were all very friendly and understanding. Feedback was given over the phone after was helpful and constructive.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Give a time you had to settle a dispute between two people (or two groups of people).
The interview was just STAR questions, the whole interview was basically read straight from a paper booklet with no deviation. Very poker faced interview. They had no interest in asking any questions on my technical or research abilities. Not sure i was even in consideration as i got asked what my future plans in applying elsewhere were when being escorted out of the site. I wasnt even emailed about being turned down, I had to go on the website and look at the status after 4 weeks of waiting after the interview to find out. I will not be applying here again. A complete and utter waste of 5 months of my time.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Rolls-Royce (Derby, Inglaterra) in Mar 2016
Interview
Process took one day, from 8:30am until 3:30pm. Day was broken into three sections. The first included a competency based interview and personal presentation followed by a retake of a numerical psychometric test. The competencies interview was quite relaxed, and quite broad questions were asked allowing you to choose examples which best demonstrated you skill in the chosen area.
This was then followed by an hour long group activity, undertaken in groups of around 4. Next was lunch with the assessors, which provided an opportunity to network and find out more about the business in a non-interview environment.
The final section of the day included a question and answer session with a graduate employee (this was not assessed, allowing questions to be asked "off the record"). Finally, a technical interview concluded the day. At the start of the interview, the assessors asked which areas you felt were strengths and weaknesses, allowing the interview to be tailored to best suit the business area you were interested in.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Explain in basic terms why metal fatigue is dangerous in aircraft engines.