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      Industrial Placement Student Interview

      20 Nov 2018
      Anonymous employee
      Bristol, England
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at BAE Systems (Bristol, England) in May 2017

      Interview

      Filled out an extensive application form online. Immediately got sent an email to complete some online tests. These tests were: Situational, Numerical and Verbal. I found the tests to be fine but when I received my result I found I failed. Nevertheless they sent me an email a few days later explaining I've reached the next stage, a video interview. I think this was because the advert for this particular role was posted late and they simply didn't have enough people who applied to it. The video interview was Ok, you get given ten questions which you film yourself answering (there is nobody on the other end). You have two minutes to answer each question as well as you can however can stop after you've finished answering. The questions were standard sort of interview questions, "Give me an example of a time you did this..." etc. I then received an email saying I've passed and am going onto the next and final stage, the office interview. The interviewers were nice, there were two of them, the manager and a software developer. Both gave me general interview questions at first which probably took 30-40 mins, then a piece of paper which had some C++ code on it and I was tasked with going through the code, explaining my thoughts and telling the interviewers what the output of the given code should be. Wasn't too bad, stuff like the fibonacci sequence was included. I then asked a few questions, got a tour of the office and left later. The next day I received a phone call offering me the job position. Of course then I had to be cleared, do some drug tests, fill in loads of information such as where I've lived in the past 5-10 years and give some personal references. Clearance took a month and once it was done, I was given an official offer.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      If didn't understand something related to your work here, how would you go about finding out about it?
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      Industrial Placement Student Interview

      4 Jan 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Barrow in Furness, England
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at BAE Systems (Barrow in Furness, England)

      Interview

      BAE has a well-structured interview process. Hirevue question was basic behavioural questions, you have time to think about your answer and can attempt your recording three times. Some other game-based assessments.

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      Question 1

      Tell me about a time when solved a problem
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      Industrial Placement Student Interview

      22 Oct 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Burton Salmon, England
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at BAE Systems (Burton Salmon, England)

      Interview

      phone interview asking a mixture of personality and the usual what do you know about the company and why are you a good fit, the interviewer was a lovely woman, Carly, who was very eager to get the best answers out of you.

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      Question 1

      why are you a good fit for this role?
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      Industrial Placement Student Interview

      21 Dec 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Barrow in Furness, England
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at BAE Systems (Barrow in Furness, England) in Dec 2024

      Interview

      4 recorded questions followed by 3 psychometric tests, not too complex, the 4 questions were all situation awareness, ideally give examples. Takes abut 45 mins. The 3 tests were pattern recognition, mathematical based and then comparing 2 photos and picking the one that resonates with you most

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      Question 1

      Name a time you had to make a quick choice using limited information?
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