I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at SunPower (Austin, TX) in Jun 2022
Interview
After submitting my application I was contacted by a recruiter within 3 days. I had an initial phone screening followed by a work study to be completed in 24 hours. It included 2 scenarios: 1) Email a customer updating them on project progress 2) How would you manage a certain situation regarding procedures/management and lastly a writing prompt :How does SunPower fit into your career aspirations. You will then get the green light to interview with 3 Project coordinator supervisors. They each introduce themselves and give you the opportunity to introduce yourself. You will then be asked a series of questions from each of them. Mostly more scenarios/situational response and then given the opportunity to ask questions.
I dressed up for the interview and was met with managers that didn't resemble managers at all. One (younger male) was wearing a t-shirt, one (younger female) was wearing an oversized sweatshirt and third (older male) was decently dressed in a short sleeve button down. This threw me off immediately and I felt over dressed. I assume because it is mostly remote they don't get dressed up to work at home and apparently not for interviews either. The whole tone of the interview panel seemed like they didn't want to be there and it was very dull. There was no energy to feed off of. No reactions to any responses good or bad. The female had her hand in her sweatshirt and over her mouth the entire interview. After the older male and female asked their questions they were quiet and didn't say another word. I was left to finish the interview with the younger male and he answered all of my questions to interview completion.
Overall It felt stagnant, it was just a question and answer interview with no direction and not a conversation about the role or what I could do for the company. My personal observation is three supervisors with no real HR experience or experience in hiring.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Strength/Weakness
Q: If you had to complete a project with very little info how would you proceed.
Q: If the project manager promised a client that we would pay to get them a new roof but the client later finds out that isn't the case how do you proceed?
Q: Tell me a time you had a conflict with a difficult customer how did you resolve it?
Q: Why are you applying for this position?
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at SunPower (Austin, TX) in Nov 2022
Interview
The interview process is as straightforward as it gets these days. Applied via LinkedIn, received an email from a recruiter the next day. Filled in a basic candidate questionnaire, filled in a ton of basic questions and case study forms. After the last moment reschedule, the initial screening call was just a "hi, I'm driving now, but we still can talk about the position, what is your interest? etc." After the conversation you are supposed to get scheduled for the second round of interviews with the office staff. Mine was supposed to be scheduled in the nearest future; however, it actually never happened. I tried following up and didn't get an actual update from a recruiter, just another "Let me see, I'll let you know" *GHOSTED, WASTE OF TIME*
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is you previous experience? Why solar? Why our company?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SunPower (Austin, TX) in Oct 2022
Interview
It was a rigorous process. They ask you what is your passion. Do you believe in solar energy. What do you believe in. What made you choose SunPower. Why did you choose the solar business
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SunPower (Austin, TX) in Sep 2022
Interview
The second interview was very impersonal. There was one question I was asked that almost felt like a quiz on memorization. I was interviewed by two women who had no enthusiasm for SunPower. It all almost seemed very rehearsed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
-What is a project coordinator to you? -Strengths and weaknesses -Case study scenario -Any experience with certain software?
Project Coordinator applicants have rated the interview process at SunPower with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Project Coordinator roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at SunPower overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at SunPower as a Project Coordinator according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
Group panel interview: 19%
One on one interview: 16%
Presentation: 13%
Skills test: 10%
Other: 6%
Background check: 6%
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