The interview was technical. Be sure to brush up on your expertise and be sure to be ready provide previous experiences to support your statements. Take a moment to clear your thoughts and answer thoroughly. They take notes on everything you say and can be held against you. The more comfortable and the more conversational you are while supporting your answer with technically related instances, the better off you will be. The interview was done onsite, with a panel including a senior and/or supervisor.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Pacific Gas and Electric (San Ramon, CA) in Jul 2015
Interview
there was a interview panel of two, they informed you who will be interviewing you. The panel was very calm and friendly, making the interview more of a conversational type. The whole interview lasted about an hour long. There were STAR related questions in the first half, and technical questions for the second half. You're able to ask questions at the end if you like.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
if you're given documentation or project files that need to be sent out or turned in with some noticeable errors what would you do? The engineer in charge is not available and must be sent out immediately.
The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Pacific Gas and Electric (San Francisco, CA) in Feb 2014
Interview
got a call to interview in sf. Easy questions..a mix of standard behavioral and easy technical but I received an email about 2 weeks later saying I didn't get the job
Associate Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Pacific Gas and Electric with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Engineer roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Pacific Gas and Electric overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Pacific Gas and Electric as a Associate Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 75%
Background check: 25%
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