I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at 4moms (Pittsburgh, PA) in Oct 2014
Interview
There was a quick phone interview just to confirm a time for the full interview. Then I had an on-site which lasted a few hours and I talked with several people. First I talked with an HR person who asked behavioral questions. Then I took the wonderlic (very amusing). Then I talked with several project managers about technical things, then with a person totally unrelated to engineering so he could get a feel for me as a cultural fit and ask me any general questions. Finally, they had me do a design challenge which was about making a new mechanical extender system for their strollers.
Then, I left and got an offer later that week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You have 45 minutes to design this new stroller extending handle. Here is a stroller. How do you think we do it, and come up with a new solution.
I applied through university. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at 4moms (Pittsburgh, PA) in Oct 2015
Interview
After meeting a 4moms rep at my school's career fair, I had two 30 minute conversations over phone and was invited to interview in person at their office in Pittsburgh, PA. The in person interview lasted 3-4 hours. My applicant group was taken on a tour of their very nice facilities and informed of the interview process. I then had three 30 minute interviews with a senior engineer, HR rep, and product engineer back to back. Lastly we were asked to take the Wonderlic test which I actually had a lot of fun with. I had a few questions left when the time ran out but I felt pretty good about it. Overall, the interview process was very thorough and left me with a strong sense of the unique culture at 4moms. I would like to think that with such a rigorous interview process I can expect to be working alongside some very talented individuals.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at 4moms
Interview
Overall, the interview was a interview was friendly, but challenging. The most common question was to describe a time when an idea or solution of mine, in which I was invested, was turned down in favor of another idea/solution.
There were four, thirty minute interviews in total. The first interview was with someone from HR, who gave a tour of the office, went over the job description, benefits, etc., and administered a short IQ test of simple math problems. The second interview was with someone from sales who discussed the culture at 4moms and the "Words [4moms] Lives By." The third interview was with two project leads who asked some engineering questions and discussed problem-solving skills. The last interview was with two engineering managers who dug deep into my engineering portfolio and asked how I arrived at my solutions.
I felt confident leaving the interview, having connected with everyone on the need to be humble and work hard. A week later, one of the engineering managers followed up with a homework assignment to design a few novel mechanisms (within the context of the problem) and have me compare my designs for cost and manufacturability. Given the other engineers I knew who were interviewing, I wasn't confident about my homework answers, but I think I had a good fit within 4moms - I accepted a job offer the next week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
As an intern, I did not receive any major technical questions, but my engineering portfolio was thoroughly examined. In that respect, it is sometimes difficult to explain the rationale for designs from a couple years ago.
