Mechanical Engineer Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Timken with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Mechanical Engineer Intern roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Timken overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Timken as a Mechanical Engineer Intern according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 29%
Phone interview: 29%
Personality test: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Drug test: 14%
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Timken (New York, NY) in Nov 2021
Interview
I was asked a few questions about my skills, experience, background, and accomplishments etc. over the phone. It wasn't a facetime interview, but I dressed up anyway. The interviewer was pleasant and enthusiastic. Overall, it was a good interview experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was something you did that you were proud of? Why did you choose engineering?
It was a pretty standard tell me about yourself into behavioral questions. The interview was conducted with 2 employees, and they mainly had a list of questions to get through but also gave me time to talk about myself.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe one situation where you held differing opinions with your teammates and how you resolved it.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Timken (University Park, PA) in Oct 2021
Interview
It was a pretty typical behavioral interview, lots of "name a time when..." type questions. I went through two before they gave me an offer - one on campus after my college's career fair and then one over zoom with their hiring department.