I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at McMaster-Carr (Chicago, IL) in Dec 2020
Interview
Started with a quick phone call with a recruiter, asking me a couple questions about why I was interested and questions about my resume. After that we setup a 4 hour virtual tour + interview day. The tour wasn't really a tour but more so a slide deck describing the operation. It was very informative and gave you a good idea of how the company operates and a description of all the different departments. Next I had 3x 45 minute interviews with middle/senior management. I found these to be very conversational and non-structured. Overall interview process was great, people were friendly and recruiting team was very attentive of my needs.
I received a call and later an offer letter within 1-2 weeks. The pay was very good for the industry, however the job itself wasn't very interesting to me. People at the company seem to be aware of the negative reviews it gets and seem to be moving in the right direction. The way the company is set up, screams chaos with the management/individual contributor distinction. I was definitely apprehensive about the reviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most questions were about my resume. Some questions were about how to improve processes that were described in the slides or during conversations.
R1 online, R2 in-person, all behavioral, they expect you to ask a ton of questions and a lot of follow up questions when u share an anecdote. u have dinner with them, lunch with them. they have town cars pick u up.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at McMaster-Carr (Robbinsville, NJ)
Interview
Make sure to ask lots of questions. It is very easy to be "duped" into thinking that you are doing well, but you have absolutely no idea. Seems like an amazing gig, and they definitely want to hear you stress and talk about the work-life balance.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If the university you chose was your "first choice" as well as what other offers you had.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at McMaster-Carr (Cleveland, OH)
Interview
They flew me out for it and put me up in a hotel and everything. Then the interview was a full day - someone was assigned to greet me, give a tour, eat lunch, and three different interviews getting more and more senior throughout the day. Lots of questions for examples of times when I … and pulled straight from the prep they send.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
We noticed a trend that we are sending a lot of calls to different departments - how would you suggest fixing this?
