Graduate Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Wood with 3.3 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 69.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Graduate Engineer roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Wood overall takes an average of 34 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Wood as a Graduate Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 21%
Personality test: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Background check: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Phone interview: 7%
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I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Wood (Aberdeen, Scotland)
Interview
1st interview to get to know the candidate. 2nd interview involving more technical questions and STAR style questions. Around 2 hours total time taken. One online session and one in person.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Identify failure mechanisms and devise mitigation strategies.
In person, with two senior engineers. Group interview also included, as well as one HR interview. Interview with engineers was around one hour long, with prewritten questions of varying difficulty.
I applied online. I interviewed at Wood (Galway) in Nov 2024
Interview
There were two interview phases, the first was an online meeting which went well. The following week I completed an interview person interview requiring a presentation. Following this I was given an insight into some of their ongoing work.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked about my presentation and how I addressed certain challenges for my thesis during my time in university
there were both technical and situation based questions. two people interviewed me and it lasted one hour. not too bad - quite relaxed teams call. they are keen on growing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
a time when you chose the right decision even though there were easier options.