I applied online. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at AG Barr (Cumbernauld, Scotland) in Apr 2022
Interview
Standard project management questions, technical & HSE questions. Contractor control etc. I was interviewed by the Project Engineering Manager and Senior Project Engineer. Two stage process, 2nd interview was a 10 minute presentation on Project Management followed by more technical questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give me a time when you seen an improvement opportunity, what steps did you take to try and implement it & what challenges did you need to overcome?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at AG Barr (Cumbernauld, Scotland) in May 2022
Interview
4 stage application process:
Stage 1: Initial application for position with CV, covering letter etc.
Stage 2: First stage interview which consisted of a face to face interview with the hiring manager and Senior member of staff within the team.
Questions were mixed with technical and comptenacy based:
"Give me an explanation of the Project Life Cycle and how its broken down"
"How do you define project stakeholders & whats the stakeholder management process"
"Give me an example of when you demonstrated innovation that added value to the business"
"Why do you want to work in this position & what attracts you to the company" etc etc.
Stage 3: numerical, literacy & personality tests. Tests are quite difficult & are tightly timed, so be prepared before you start them.
Stage 4: Final face to face interview with the same personnel which included a 10 minute presentation on how you would manage an engineering project & stakeholder management. Followed by another round of questions on your technical ability, knowledge of project management, professional development and so on.
Succession of all stages is followed by the offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Project life cycle breakdown is probably the main question as it was asked right at the beginning