Research Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at PPG with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Scientist roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at PPG overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at PPG as a Research Scientist according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 20%
Presentation: 20%
One on one interview: 15%
Background check: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Personality test: 10%
Phone interview: 5%
Other: 5%
Skills test: 5%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied in-person. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at PPG (Pittsburgh, PA) in Nov 2016
Interview
On site interview for two days. One day is mostly panel discussion with the people in the company and facility tour. The company also provided a boat tour at night. Had a great time talking to R&D directors on the boat. The other day includes a presentation followed by one HR interview and two panel interviews. Most of them are behavior questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time when you had a difficulty in your collaboration
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PPG (Pittsburgh, PA)
Interview
Smooth and professional. Colleagues were genuine about the technical problems and great discussion. Very well organized in terms of time - 1 hour presentation followed by 30 mins per person for the whole session.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at PPG (State College, PA) in Jul 2021
Interview
They will go over the projects you have done and ask for details. The overall atmosphere was good and they are looking for candidates with a similar background. There are not many behavior questions.
on site interview followed by a on campus interview. On-campus interview included questions on my research work. On site interview included a presentation and separate sessions with employees. The questions were simple ans straight forward. The employees were really helpful
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do not exactly remember. Were related to my research