They tested your critical thinking skills and knowledge of manufacturing through what seemed like a "simple" question. It was very thought-provoking and the interviewer was very nice about missing out certain factors.
Initial screening with a recruiter. After a few weeks, I was contacted to schedule an interview with the team lead. I was asked engineering oriented questions and a couple of questions about my experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you go about solving a problem that arises?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Jabil (Bray, Wicklow) in Nov 2023
Interview
Applied online via. university portal. One in person interview shortly after in their office in Bray. Offer received a week or two later. Interview had many technical question - specifically manufacturing and design questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How I would re-design the diagram on screen of an injector
Engineering Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Jabil with 3 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 64.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Engineering Intern roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Jabil overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Jabil as a Engineering Intern according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 22%
One on one interview: 22%
Background check: 22%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Personality test: 11%
Drug test: 11%
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