They promised me travel, big pay raises, and education options, but once I was hired all of that went out the window. I interviewed with several managers and one panel.
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Question 1
They brought out a meshed model and asked where the biggest FEA issues would exist.
The process took 1 day. I interviewed at GE Aerospace (Cincinnati, OH) in Aug 2010
Interview
GE aviation has a very traditional culture. The interviews consisted of multiple one on one interviews. The interviews consisted mostly of behavioral based questions. The interviewers were very friendly and were able to answer all of my questions. The company also extended the job offer in a timely manner and was very clear about when you would hear back from them. I would practice some of the traditional interview questions in preparation for it.
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Tell me about a technical project that went wrong. How did you deal with it?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at GE Aerospace (West Chester, OH)
Interview
My initial contact was with a human resources representative who set up a phone screen with one of the hiring managers. After that screening, I was contacted again by human resources and told they wanted to do an in person interview. The actual interview was actually 5 interviews, one with HR, one with the hiring managers, one technical interview, and two other "GE value" type interviews. The HR rep told me that they were making an effort to back to interviewees quickly after the in person interviews, and that was the case. I had an offer about 1 week later.
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The technical interview was not necessarily hard, but you have to know engineering fundamentals or else it won't go well. Also, the HR interviewer will make you feel relaxed and tell you their interview is not as important; but hiring managers have told me after starting work that HR has vetoed candidates that the managers wanted based on what they found out in that interview. So stay on your game the whole time.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at GE Aerospace (Cincinnati, OH) in Sept 2011
Interview
Interview consisted of a 5 minute presentation on yourself, a 1:1 technical interview, and three 1:1 behavioral interviews. The last part was a group exercise which focused on teamwork and leadership.
All of the interviewers seemed like they were interested in what I had to say. They want to see leadership so make sure to stress your leadership roles.
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Question 1
Tell me about a time where you had a conflict with your team.