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%
Presentation: 12%
Skills test: 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 weeks. I interviewed at Rolls-Royce (Derby, England) in Oct 2017
Interview
30 minute motivational interview in which you are required to give a 5 minute presentation about a topic sent to you beforehand which is then followed by follow-up questions.
1-hour technical interview that is split in 6 sections where each sections tests different aspects of your knowledge.
A group exercise followed by a group presentation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are some of the environmental pressures affecting Rolls-Royce.
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?