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      Staff Engineer Interview

      22 Nov 2016
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Saint Paul, MN
      Declined offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Xcel Energy (Saint Paul, MN) in Aug 2016

      Interview

      I applied in May 2016 for a Staff Engineer Position and was contacted by the hiring manager in late June. A phone interview was conducted a week later and the hiring manager spent about 20 minutes providing information about the position and his management style followed by walking through my resume and answering few questions about myself. The hiring manager contacted me a few weeks later to set up an in person interview. An in person interview was conducted in late July with hiring manager, 2 SR engineers and an associate engineer. The in person interview last roughly an hour and consisted of questions from a question book pre-assembled for the interview. Hr contacted me to make the offer discuss the benefits a few weeks after the interview.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Typical behavioral such as please describe a time when you have...or how would you handle such and such an issue. No technical questions.
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      Staff Engineer Interview

      29 June 2018
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Denver, CO
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Xcel Energy (Denver, CO) in June 2018

      Interview

      Filled out the online application and attached my resume. I got an email two weeks later and was invited to an in-person interview at the Denver office. It was a three person panel that interviewed me so i was even more nervous. Initially the manager explained more about the division and the position. Then the interview questions came. About 10 behavioral STAR questions. I found the questions difficult, but i struggle immensely with interviews.

      Interview questions [6]

      Question 1

      Walk us through your experience as it relates to this position. Tell us about a time you recently gave a talk or presentation to a group of people.
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      Question 2

      What is your best day at work? Worst day at work?
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      Question 3

      Explain a time you helped a coworker complete a project.
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      Question 4

      Why would you like to work at this company?
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      Question 5

      What was one of your most challenging technical assignments? What did you do, how did you approach it, and what was the result?
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      Question 6

      How do you see your career progressing at this company?
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