By phone and virtually through video chat. The managers joined virtually, but did not care about the loud noise in the background from the shop.
They had a few initial very basic questions, and instead jumped into going down a laundry list of skills which they asked whether I had and to rate those skills I had. It seemed as though they had not read my resume beforehand and were not prepared, and it appeared as if they had more urgent matters to attend than the interview given that they moved from question to question in a rushed manner and did not make the effort to expand on my responses.
The managers did not care to ask about how my previous experience could benefit the company or their projects and instead chose to focus on a single topic of discussion. They interpreted my answer incorrectly and proceeded to lecture me about that topic without understanding that my background and experience exposed me to different approaches of design and engineering related to their main topic, and distinctly different from what they assumed was the only method.
Their interview process reflected disorganization and narrow-thinking, paired with unskilled judgment of both workers and their work, which in essence demonstrates that this corporation and management hold archaic engineering principles and methodologies.
Although an uncomfortable experience, in the end it proved to be a blessing in disguise, since it is better to have recognized these red-flags during the interview instead of later on the job.
I would recommend potential employees as well as customers and government officials to save their time and money for other equally capable but more modernized and organized companies than Aery Aviation.
