I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Con Edison (New York, NY) in Oct 2012
Interview
The hiring process went as expected there were no surprises. The questions were mostly about explaining how I work with others, telling them about a time when I solved a problem and the results of it. what are my goals? What would I do if I had a friend who stole an item from the company how would I handle that situation? These were basic questions that should be practiced before hand. If you practice you will land the job.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Con Edison
Interview
Interview with manager and engineer at the location where they reviewed the resume and asked personality and integrity questions. Asked about previous experience and comfort with working in such environments.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if a colleague told you they were taking home a company laptop for personal use?
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Con Edison
Interview
Applied through career center, on campus interview that was not very difficult at all. There were two employees from the specific department that I was applying for. The interviewers were very friendly and professional.
Interview was with Senior Engineer and Manager of group that eventually hired me. They followed a list of questions closely (mainly situational/behavioral type questions and background information). The interview lasted roughly 40 minutes.
Engineering Aide applicants have rated the interview process at Con Edison with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 90% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Engineering Aide roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 42 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Con Edison overall takes an average of 50 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Con Edison as a Engineering Aide according to 42 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 21%
Group panel interview: 17%
Skills test: 16%
One on one interview: 13%
Phone interview: 11%
Background check: 10%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Presentation: 2%
Other: 1%
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