I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Actalent in Jan 2022
Interview
I was contacted by the recruiter for a phone interview to get to understand my job experience. Once they determined I was fit for the position, a second phone interview was conducted with the client. I was then contacted with a job offer to sign.
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Continuous improvement Construction experience CAD experience Process experience
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Actalent in Apr 2025
Interview
Great interview process, recruiters were honest and supportive. Process was quick and enjoyable. I could tell they genuinely cared about finding me a good fit for my next role. Phone interview & technical interview with their client (my recruiter helped prepare me for the technical interview).
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Asked about experience, compensation, availability.
Assessment followed by Personal Interview. Assessment majorly included quantitative aptitude. There were 3 rounds of personal interviews - 2 Technical rounds and HR round. Technical rounds were about 1 hour each which was in depth, focus on fundamentals in mechanical engineering.
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Application based questions focusing on mechanical design
It was a 4 round process first written test followed by 2 technical and last round HR. Each round completion you will be carried out for thr next round. After completion of all 4 rounds you will be getting an offer letter
Design Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Actalent with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Design Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Actalent overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Actalent as a Design Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Group panel interview: 22%
Drug test: 11%
One on one interview: 11%
Background check: 11%
Skills test: 11%
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