Senior Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Southern Company with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Engineer roles take an average of 62 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Southern Company overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Southern Company as a Senior Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
Background check: 22%
Drug test: 11%
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I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Southern Company (Birmingham, AL) in Feb 2008
Interview
It was a panel interview process, asked situational questions judged based on your ability to answer them. There was no right or wrong answers to the interview questions, so it's better to prepare for the interview way ahead of time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How will you handle a team member that has attitude problem and doesn't cooperate.
I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Southern Company (Waynesboro, GA) in May 2013
Interview
Applied for position posted online. Was phoned for an interview a couple months later. There were no questions in the interview that asked anything about what I actually knew about Engineering. All questions pertained to how I interacted with people. 2 weeks passed when I received an email stating they had not decided on who they were going to hire. A few days later someone from HR called me to tell me my min salary was too high. (This was entered on my application I initially filled out.) I explained that I had simply put down my current salary. She told my the max they could pay was $20k less than what I listed. I agreed to the cut in order to gain a permanent job. After this conversation, I did not hear from them for 2 more weeks. I then received an email telling me would not be receiving an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The most unexpected part was the lack of interest in my knowledge of Engineering.
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Southern Company (Birmingham, AL) in Oct 2012
Interview
I applied on line and was contacted by HR for a phone interview. The next step was to come on site for a panel interview. I was contacted by the hiring manager with an offer the next day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you faced a challenge at work.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Southern Company (Birmingham, AL) in May 2011
Interview
behavior interview where you are asked how would you respond to different scenarios or to provide different examples of experience related to the questions asked. group of three to four will be conducting the interview.