Engineering applicants have rated the interview process at Rolls-Royce with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 86% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Engineering roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 14 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Rolls-Royce overall takes an average of 34 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Rolls-Royce as a Engineering according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 24%
Phone interview: 15%
IQ intelligence test: 12%
Skills test: 12%
Presentation: 12%
Group panel interview: 9%
Background check: 9%
Drug test: 6%
Personality test: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Rolls-Royce (Derby, England) in Mar 2017
Interview
The interview and hiring process was amazing. The recruiters I met in previous months encouraged me throughout the process and re-iterated what Rolls-Royce was seeking in prospective candidates. After being invited to an assessment day, I was also provided with overnight accommodation as I was travelling in from London. During the assessment day, I was able to engage with Rolls-Royce employees on numerous occasions to build on my knowledge of the firm, its customers and projects. The 30-minute group exercise was particularly challenging as we failed to effectively manage the time and consequently failed to complete the group task and adequately prepare the short presentation. In hindsight, I would avoid spending more than 10 minutes planning as there is no right answer and the aim of the exercise is to see how well the individuals interact. It is more important to make positive contributions to the group and deliver. The assessors were less than 2 metres away!
For the presentation and competency interview it is important to refer to your experiences on your CV and use these to demonstrate why you are a good fit for Rolls Royce.
Experiences in the technical interview are variable so the interview would heavily depend on your interviewer, entry level and role. I chose to discuss three topics I was quite confident in. The technical content can range from jet engines to fluid mechanics to statistics.
A few weeks after applying to the position, I got an email with a few hours notice of an informal interview. The interviewer was very friendly, and the actual interview was a positive experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Describe a time when you brought people together
Data analysis questions, SJTs and the assessment center which had competency interviews, technical interview and group interview. Technical interview had a strong focus on problem solving and ability to work with interviewer
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time things didn't go according to plan and how you reacted to it
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Rolls-Royce (Pearl River, MS) in Dec 2019
Interview
One call with a contractor, mostly behavioral questions. After this moved onto another round with engineers at the plant I applied to work at. The two interviews were largely identical.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you failed. How did you adapt and what was the outcome?