Graduate Engineer Trainee applicants have rated the interview process at Schneider Electric with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 81% positive. To compare, the company-average is 75.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Graduate Engineer Trainee roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 17 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Schneider Electric overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Schneider Electric as a Graduate Engineer Trainee according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 20%
Skills test: 18%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
One on one interview: 12%
Personality test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Background check: 10%
Phone interview: 6%
Drug test: 2%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Schneider Electric (Coimbatore) in Sep 2021
Interview
It was fine, all the questions were non technical and general. The interviewer was very friendly and understanding. Talking about your technical knowledge is expected regardless of their questions. Its a core electrical company so they want people who are well versed in their technical principles.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me something about yourself that is not there in your resume.
Is there any technology that you know of?
How do you think Schneider is improving the lives of people in terms of efficiency and sustainability?
What role are you interested in?
What is GSC?
The difference between green and renewable energy.
The first round was gamified aptitude and technical questions. In the interview microcontroller specifications like the 8051 and ESP 32 were asked and some basic digital questions and some analog circuit design.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Self intro ,Electronics basics and few circuit design questions.
oa is all the basic electronics questions with some gamified rounds and behavioral questions. the technical and hr interview might differ from panel to panel. for me, technical was mostly based on my project whereas the hr round mostly revolved around the basic hr questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at Schneider Electric (Hyderābād) in Aug 2025
Interview
It was quite good but lengthy ..it took 50 mins .and major qns arerelated to microcontrollers,c, power supply
And 2 officers took interview for me.
And modulation techniques are also included
Project, relocation, higher studies.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Project
Microcontrollers
Modulation techniques
C program