The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Medtronic in Sept 2018
Interview
This was the longest process ever (2 months in total). About 3 weeks after applying I was contacted via email to complete a lengthy essay-style escreen questionnaire. Then 3 weeks later I was contacted via phone (after 8:00 pm in the evening) to come in for an interview the following week. Once scheduled, I learned I would be meeting with several people (9 to be exact) in 2 30-minute panel interviews. Of course the interviewers were running late so I only really had about 20 minutes for each meeting which hardly seemed like enough time. The interview itself was not difficult but more intimidating as there were so many people involved, which seemed unnecessary as only one person was doing the talking and asking the questions anyways. I wasn’t able to ask any questions myself since time ran out and everyone had to hurry on to the next round of interviews.
Two more weeks passed before I reached out to them to get an update in which I learned I did not receive the position. It would’ve been nice had they reached out to me first with constructive feedback instead of sending a generic email but probably a lot to ask of such a huge company that doesn’t have the time to follow up appropriately anyway.
The time and effort I put into this process was not valued and feel there is room for improvement on how they treat their candidates, which is why I chose to write this review.
It was 3 rounds with HR, Hiring Manager and Team was conducted. All virtual and 30 minutes to 1 hours long lasting. The whole process took 2 months to interview to offer.
A time you made a project related decision and were pleased with the outcome
A time you had to build a relationship
A time I had an unusual idea that led to a good outcome
A time I worked within a team and made a mistake
A time I overcame an obstacle to complete a task
A time when knowing what made someone tick was important
A time when I accepted an assignment and the odds were against me
A time when I drove myself harder than I drove my team
A time when someone had an idea and I implemented something better
A time you acted with speed / a quick decision that was good or right
A time you acted too quickly and it turned out to be wrong
(Driving engagement) a time I acknowledged the efforts of others
(Diversity) took into account other’s opinions
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Medtronic
Interview
The interview process was lengthy but pretty straight forward. It totaled about 3-4 interviews over 2 months before an offer was made. HR communicated efficiently and I was never confused in the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time that you handled a stressful situation at work where you had to manage multiple projects and deadlines.