I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SSE (Kilmarnock, Scotland) in Jan 2017
Interview
Online application , online tests - poor communication/emails missing links for next steps. Then had a telephone interview which was pretty basic. Nothing too hard was asked. Had to travel over 400 miles for a very poorly thought out assessment centre.
At the assessment centre we had to bend wire following a diagram then we had a role play. You can make notes AND use the paperwork you take the notes from during the role play(this wasn't explained at the start I found this out halfway through the role play). The final test is a colour perception test.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you worked as part of a team to a common goal
step 1 : application, this was easy I only gave a brief desciption of my current role.
Step 2: Online test, these were a little rigorous and you had to think them through
Step 3 telephone interview. Do your research about the company. Read about safety at work.
Step 4: Assessment Centre. This was easy bending a wire using your hands and pliers, while wearing gloves and eye protection glasses
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why is safety important?
What do you know about SSE?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SSE (Portsmouth, South East England, England) in Apr 2018
Interview
Firstly you have to fill out there application process, pretty basic. You then have a online test, this is pretty difficult. I then had a telephone interview which lasts about 15/20 minutes and they ask you basic questions like why did you apply for this role etc. I passed this, they then invited me to an assessment centre with one date available. I couldn’t make the arranged date (2 weeks notice) which they then turned around and said “were put you in our talent pool and let you know when the job comes up again”.
Pretty unfair considering I went through a 2 week application process just to be turned away because I couldn’t make a certain date.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SSE (Reading, England) in Jan 2018
Interview
Online Process, standard questions asked, mechanical comprehension test. After that there was a telephone interview asking basic questions about why I wanted to work for SSE, what problems might I have.