I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at McMaster-Carr (Palos Park, IL)
Interview
Pretty standard although they do tend to look for people who are managers in other positions and put them in non management roles. The reasoning for this, makes as much sense on paper as it does when you are pitched the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All standard questions. If you can interview, you're golden.
Call with recruiter then onsite interview at the Elmhurst facility. Toured the facility as a first interview then spoke with another manager as the second interview. Then, took an assessment answering simulated customer questions.
2 online interviews, 1 with a recruiter. The process was easy. They asked about my background and why I want to work for them. There were a few behavioral/ hypothetical questions.
Discovery call with recruiter then a formal interview over zoom call. Very nice people, curious about your work experience and perception of company. Very informative about the company and structure, almost no info about role that you will be in.
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Question 1
Tell us about ways your previous work has been evaluated.
Generalist applicants have rated the interview process at McMaster-Carr with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 64% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Generalist roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 12 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at McMaster-Carr overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at McMaster-Carr as a Generalist according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
One on one interview: 40%
Skills test: 20%
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