I applied online. I interviewed at Thales (Toronto, ON) in Feb 2015
Interview
Applied online, and got a call ~ two weeks later. This was to set up the interview. Introduction Interview with HR on the phone. HR person had general question and introduced the company. Then a 2nd interview was set up a week later. It was pulled in by 4 days. I went to the office and was taken to the interview area. The 2nd interview was with the hiring managers. There were two managers and HR in the room. Went over interview questions, and then described the job and what you would be doing. Then there was time for me to ask questions and i did ask 3 questions for which i got answers. Then we said our good byes and HR escorted me out.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly questions about the resume and what i did.
1 - Describe some skills you didn't have an needed to learn in your last position
2 - How do you handle pressure, and days where things are not moving
3 - How many projects have you worked on simultaneously
4 - What technical challenges did you face in your last position
5 - What are some of your weaknesses
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Thales (London, England) in Jan 2011
Interview
After a meeting with the agency to run through the outline role and undertake some pre-screening the interview was a relatively informal process (to recruit for a project based role) comprising a couple of interviews with the manager to whom this role reported. Straight forward competency based questions around the role and requirements.