One sided, prerecorded questions that you answer in a video rather than by talking to a live person. All communication following the application were automated and the interview felt off-putting since there was no interaction with a real person.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a time where you and coworkers/classmates had to find a unique solution to a problem
Online, 5 questions and including having to describe a time you had to adapt your plans, a time you achieved something u were proud of, a time you had to work collaboratively
Asked several questions that were challenging to answer. Others didn't seem to relate to engineering at all. Also required you to play games to test your IQ. Didint really allow to properly showcase skills or projects.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Difficult challenge you had to overcome and how you overcame that challenge
It was a video interview, it was ok, kind of awkward because on camera, but it was fin, other than that part of the interview. I also was not used to video interviews as well so that played a factor.
Internship applicants have rated the interview process at National Grid with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 46% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Internship roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 14 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at National Grid overall takes an average of 39 days.
Common stages of the interview process at National Grid as a Internship according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
Skills test: 20%
Drug test: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
Personality test: 7%
Background check: 7%
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