I applied online. I interviewed at Vale in Jun 2015
Interview
1. Got an email from the HR analyst to confirm my interest on the role and set up a phone interview with general questions regarding previous experiences, educational background and computer skills. Lasted around 30 min.
2. Got a second interview with the area manager on the following week. More specific questions on technical aspects of process steps, in this case, on metallurgy. Lasted around 30 min on the phone.
3. Set up an Excel skills test via Webex within the next couple of days, in which the manager would have access to whatever I was doing on my computer. It came in form of a report showing missing calculations and tables from which I would have to gather the info from. Lasted around 30 min.
4. Site visit where I got to meet the team, toured the areas and did the medical exams.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you think are you weak points or smthing like this
One interview with hiring manager and then HR. Followed by an online test. Took around 4 to 5 weeks before they reply. Online test is mainly on technical questions with no time limit
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Behavioural questions, technical questions and a test
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Vale (Toronto, ON) in Apr 2021
Interview
HR Call - web interview with manager - web interview with senior manager, I was told there would be 3 web interviews in total.
1. HR called and asked few basic questions and told me about salary. Pay is fixed no negotiations
2. Manager interview - manager asked the regular questions
3. Senior manager interview: He has no idea what position was being interviewed.
Got rejected after this interview.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Vale
Interview
simple and really technical. It is a slow process to get to the interview and to sign the papers after that. They pay for your flight tickets and costs involved.
Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Vale with 3 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 73.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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