Researcher applicants have rated the interview process at Hitachi with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Researcher roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Hitachi overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Hitachi as a Researcher according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 29%
Background check: 21%
Phone interview: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Drug test: 7%
Personality test: 7%
One on one interview: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Hitachi (Farmington, MI) in Jun 2015
Interview
A phone Interview followed by an onsite Interview with the team you will be working for. The overall process was very disciplined, questions were pertaining to the team's work and mostly on resume.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Business presentation of a project/work of your choice, followed by Q&A by the team
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Hitachi (Tokyo) in Apr 2024
Interview
First, they ask to introduce yourself. Next, they will ask you why you applied to Hitachi. Then, they will specifically ask why you applied for the specific department and research group you selected. Then, they'll ask you a question about what big social issue (e.g., behavioral change, Japan population decline) you want to resolve and how in your past experience, you managed to resolve problems that contribute to that big social issue. Lastly, they'll ask you to give a presentation of your research.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Why did you apply to Hitachi? Why did you apply to the specific department that you chose?
I applied online. I interviewed at Hitachi (Farmington Hills, MI) in Aug 2021
Interview
Initial phone interview with HR. Second round of interview with the team manager, talked about my experiences and project planning and management aspects. Final round was research presentation and discussion with entire team.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Hitachi (Tokyo) in Mar 2019
Interview
The interview process started with online entry-sheet registration. Next, I participated in Job and Company introduction and had an entry interview. After passing the entry interview, they will allow you to choose 2 research fields to have the interviews. This called field matching interview with 2 rounds. The 1st field matching interview, you will be asked to summarise your background, research experiences. The 2nd field matching interview will be similar but at the research centre with working team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Why do you want to work in Hitachi?
- What you can do if you work at Hitachi?
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