Production Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Hitachi with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Production Engineer roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 Production Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Background check: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Phone interview: 10%
Drug test: 10%
Personality test: 10%
Skills test: 10%
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Hitachi (Shah Alam) in Feb 2014
Interview
I was called up by the HR officer, she asked me to attend the interview after Chinese New Year. I went to the office by 7.30am on the day. I was given a form to fill in and a set of IQ test paper, I was given 45 minutes to complete the test. After that, I was interviewed by a senior manager from production and the HR officer herself.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you complete an urgent task if you were not the sole owner of the project?
The people who interviewed me were very friendly and asked fair questions. The asked me questions about my job experience and explained what this job entitles and what they do at the plant I interviewed at.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Hitachi
Interview
Quick process. Asks basic questions and behavioral questions. Phone interview and then in person interview. Was sent an offer shortly after in person interview. Couldn't negotiate much they were pretty firm on their offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time when you couldn't complete a task on time