I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Eastman (Kingsport, TN) in Sep 2011
Interview
Eastman Chemical Company has a one-on-one interview style that focuses on getting to know the person individually through both questions pertaining to "situations when you experienced ..." and "tell me about ____ on your resume". The interviewer was both relaxed and informative about all questions I had relating to the company and had appropriate links for me to visit if I was more curious about the specifics of the job that could not be answered by the interviewer. Overall, it was one of the best interviews I had during my co-op search.
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I don't remember any of the questions to be particularly difficult and I was even less taken aback by them because of the more relaxed nature of the interview.
30 min teams call with hiring manager. Easy going conversation about my work experience and reasons for applying to the position. First step in the interview / hiring process. Was stated that next steps would be an in person panel interview.
Zoom interview following a conversation at a career fair, great experience overall with challenging and fair questions. The hiring staff seems very professional and put-together. Furthermore, the application process online was very simple and easy to complete.
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Describe a time when you were challenged by something unexpected.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Eastman
Interview
- Applied
- Phone Interview: behavioral questions (STAR format), talk about work experience, and job details.
- Notified that I was going to be flown out to the Kingsport location. Upon arrival, I ate dinner with a group leader and a senior mechanical engineer. The following day, I ate breakfast with two engineers. One of them then drove me to the plant location, which is when the interview started. All the interviews were very relaxed. After the interviews, two managers took me to lunch and then we went on a plant tour. To end, I spoke with HR about potential benefits, etc.
Mechanical Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Eastman with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 89% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Mechanical Engineer roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Eastman overall takes an average of 38 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Eastman as a Mechanical Engineer according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 26%
Phone interview: 22%
Drug test: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Background check: 9%
Skills test: 4%
Other: 4%
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