The interviewer typically asks questions about the candidate's qualifications, skills, work history and relevant experience . They also try to determine if a candidate would be a good fit for the company culture

I had a phone interview with one of the hiring that was fairly brief, we discussed my background previous work history and the project they were considering me to be a part of. managers got feel for the personality types

The interviewing process was somewhat long and multi-phased: I first spoke with recruiting representatives at my university's career fair, and scheduled an in-person interview for the following day. They instructed me to apply to some positions of interest prior to the interview. My in-person interview lasted approximately 30-45 minutes, and was conducted by an engineering manager. No formal interview questions-just talked about my experiences. This interview did not serve to directly hire interns, but rather to determine if the candidate were to be recommended to managers at the specific locations we had applied for. Five days after the in-person interview, I received a phone call from HR at one of the Textron locations to set up a phone interview with a manager regarding a specific position I had applied for. Two days after that, I was contacted to set up another phone interview with a manager for a different position. The first phone interview was more of a conversation regarding details of the job, and also did not feature a formal interview format. The phone call lasted approximately 40 minutes. The manager conducting my first phone interview worked closely with the manager that was scheduled to conduct my other interview later that week , and decided to extend a recommendation to him on my behalf, to save me the time of doing a third interview. I received a formal offer for both roles about 4 days after the phone interview, and accepted one of them