Meeting with 5 higher up individuals to discuss past work and education. Discussion of company policies and procedures. Each individual was nice and fair in questioning. Lasted about 15 minutes per individual.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Sargent & Lundy (Chicago, IL) in Oct 2025
Interview
2-hour interview with 4 people, 30 mins each. Basic behavioral questions, nothing technical. Very conversational, looked more for personality fit and eagerness to learn and grow. Very relaxed but well-structured interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When was a time you had multiple deadlines? How did you manage, and what was your approach?
Everyone was great! They gave me room to speak and made me comfortable the entire time. Great people who met all of my expectations and more. I remember that they asked so many questions but they made a safe space the entire time. Definitely recommend!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked for my credentials and what I knew about the company
Three interviews with three employees of different levels, done on Zoom received an offer the next day. Difficulty was not too hard, the questions and conversation were fairly casual in nature
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you have any prior knowledge in power distribution?
Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Sargent & Lundy with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 92% positive. To compare, the company-average is 83.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 13 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Sargent & Lundy overall takes an average of 19 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Sargent & Lundy as a Associate according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 32%
One on one interview: 23%
Background check: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Presentation: 5%
Skills test: 5%
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