I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cummins (Singapore) in Sep 2023
Interview
The interview process involved interactions with seven different individuals across three rounds; engaging stakeholders across different departments, including HR Talent Team, Order Management, Sales Administration, Project Management, Business Management, and Finance Controller. Consequently, meeting the expectations of each became paramount. This type of interview, engaging cross-functional stakeholders, is a new experience for me as it goes beyond traditional reporting lines when the role isn't even regarded as cross-functional reporting role. Some are behavioural questions and questions are around the topic of Leadership, Team Management, Project Management, and Interpersonal Skills.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In no particular orders: 1) Introduce yourself 2) Handling challenging individuals (difficult people) and tough situations. (Behavioural) 3) Navigating complex projects, challenging scenarios, and demanding customers. (Behavioural) 4) Discuss your strengths, weakness, and sense of accountability. 5) How do you plan to exude confidence when interacting with highly experienced colleagues, some with over two decades of tenure? 6) Inspiring and motivating teams. 7) Approaching the presentation to management, for mistakes made by you or your team. 8) Strategy for being successful with customers/distributors. (hint: building relationships) 9) What knowledge do you have about Cummins? 10) What draws you to Cummins? 11) Why are you interested in this particular role? 12) Your approach when a team member in a project faces challenges and is at a standstill. (Behavioural) 13) Share an experience about managing a particularly challenging project. (Behavioural) 14) Your attitude toward taking initiative. (Behavioural) 15) Are you an email or phone literate? (Behavioural)