I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Kollmorgen (Radford, VA) in July 2025
Interview
I had an initial 1 hour interview with the hiring manager. The hiring manager seemed disengaged from the start of the conversation. We discussed the role mostly and I never got a true answer on what exactly the position was supposed to do. I discussed how I enjoy the technical side of engineering, but I think the "correct" answer was supposed to be more about managing newer production lines they were brining online.
I left the interview with a bad feeling that it would be a bad fit for me, but still didn't fully understand what they were looking for in someone. The hiring manager told me they would reach out a week later to discuss a second interview; I never heard back and I never reached back out because I didn't like the way the interview went.
I think their hiring system was very mediocre and it reinforced my decision to not want to work there.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Kollmorgen (Ratingen) in Mar 2025
Interview
The interview process included initial conversations with HR and then with the hiring and general managers, both of which were straightforward and professional.
While I was initially told to expect feedback within a few days, it arrived after two weeks and was a standard rejection without specific reasons. Follow-up inquiries did not yield additional insights.
The overall process could benefit from clearer communication and timelier updates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is a professional achievement that you're proud of.
The interview was pretty straight foward (onsite, in my case). They wanted to get to know me and hear about my previous experience. No tricky questions related to engineering coursework, thankfully.