I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at McMaster-Carr
No offer
Neutral experience
Average interview
Application
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at McMaster-Carr (Los Angeles, CA) in Feb 2026
Interview
3 behavioral interview questions, no "tell me about yourself" introduction. Took 30 min overall. Questions were "tell me about a time you made a decision which changed the course of a project", "tell me about a time you had to pivot", and "tell me about a time you had a disagreement with a mentor and how you resolved it". From what I could tell the entire interview process was only answering behavioral questions.
Interview
recuiter call described as "networking call" after linkedin message. It was more of an interview format with questions back and forth, one behavioral scenario, screeners about work eligibility, and then info about the application timeline/process at the end.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What data/tools have you used to track a system that worked especially well for you?
Applied on their website and recieved reply back relatively quickly to set up a 30 minute zoom interview. Very nice person interviewing but asked me questions that fall under the recruitment track more therefore was caught a bit off guard. Was rejected a couple days later via email.
onsite had 3 rounds, it was easy behavioral based questions. Mostly focused on my resume and the experience I had. The office was great, they give you a tour at the start of the day and break out into interviews. Lunch was at their cafeteria.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked about how made the decisions I made for my projects and if i were to do it again, what are the areas of improvement.