Recruiting applicants have rated the interview process at McMaster-Carr with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Recruiting roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 Recruiting according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
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Very interesting hiring philosophy - They hire for aptitude not necessarily previous experience. Apparently people jump around internally enough that they look for contributions to the overall business when assessing talent.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you needed to get creative in your methods?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at McMaster-Carr (Chicago, IL) in Jun 2019
Interview
Was reached out to by a recruiter on LinkedIn for an interview for the position. We went through 3 phone calls that were all very positive and informational. Ultimately, about 30 minutes after the last phone call I was sent an email saying they were moving onto other candidates with no other explanation. A bit off putting since all the conversations seemed to go professionally and well. Even though IL is an "at will" state and explanations aren't needed, it's not a great way to go about the process all the same.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What types of roles do you have experience recruiting for and what is your style to do so?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at McMaster-Carr in Oct 2010
Interview
Initially the person I spoke to was really nice then she became very rude--for no apparent reason. She was very snobby.
One really pathetic question she asked was, "How long were you in college." --despite my resume clearly stating the dates and that I received an advanced degree.
Don't waste your time interviewing with them.