I applied in-person. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at American Water (Cherry Hill, NJ) in Oct 2018
Interview
I applied online and was contacted by HR. Then I met with the head of IT and one of his direct reports. The questions were theoretical and future based. They wanted to see my passion for innovation and technology as well as my eagerness to learn new things and be agile.
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Question 1
Why do you want to work here, specifically doing this?
I applied in-person. I interviewed at American Water
Interview
There was a Phone screen followed by a panel interview. They use the Star method of conducting an interview. Read the provided instructions to prepare for the interview. The interviewers were pretty friendly overall.
Behavioral interview with 2 people. Background information was sent beforehand to an HR person. They reviewed and set up the interview at the local plant. A lot of tell me a time questions. Got to also speak to workers doing the job.
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Question 1
Tell me a time you did not get along with a co worker but you had to complete a project.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at American Water (Philadelphia, PA) in Sep 2019
Interview
A headhunter contacted me in September 2019 for a full time opening at American Water’s Camden riverfront HQ and wanted me to look into the opportunity. Initially, I was not keen and respectfully declined to submit my resume because, firstly, I am not from the utility/services domain. Secondly, the job description was not very compelling to me. However, the headhunter insisted on sending the resume, which I did.
To my surprise, I got an email that they want to talk to me urgently.
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Question 1
Principal Product Manager called, he was a nice guy he and I spoke for 45 minutes. The mainly behavioral question, how do you manage conflict, manage other stakeholders, prioritize the backlog, and how they are planning a cloud-based strategy and transformation, and my Azure experience and analytics will be very beneficial, I was thrilled. Within a week onsite panel interview was scheduled, and I received an email from HR with details – directions, where to park, what to wear, how to prepare for an interview (few links), who I will be meeting with Sr. Managers and VP’s/C-Level. Very professional and impressive, but things are not always as they seem; the first appearance deceives many.