I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at HII (Newport News, VA) in Nov 2012
Interview
HR contacted me by phone to confirm interest and set up an interview date; a few weeks later they had me come down to Virginia for an interview-flight, car and hotel were paid for, everything else was eligible for reimbursement. All contact after the initial phone call was by e-mail. I interviewed with 3 engineering divisions-mechanical, nuclear & systems. Each interview took about 45 minutes, opened with the interviewer describing what he needed, asking me to explain how I was qualified then going through maybe a half-dozen questions tailored to his department and asking if I had any questions of my own. There were about 6 other nuclear engineers and maybe 40 or 50 non-nuclear engineers interviewing with me; we all had our interviews concurrently, in the same conference room.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
A boat's specifications require that it be painted with white paint, which is out of stock and can't be delivered before the deadline. Your boss asks you to use gray paint instead, what is your response?
I applied online. I interviewed at HII in Apr 2017
Interview
“I participated in a group interview. There were about 20 of us total. It was about 5.5 hours total. They started with a brief overview of the company and some facts about the benefits/health package offered to employees. They then gave us a tour of the shipyard. After than we went to a conference room where there were hiring managers and recently hired employees. They split up the interviews into three different groups (one person per hiring manager). While one group was interviewing the remaining two groups stayed in the conference room to talk to the employees and ask any questions pertaining to the job. Lunch was also provided. Two days later I received my offer via email.”
This is an excellent summary of what occurred during the hiring event.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions pertained to the work experience on my resume.
I applied through university. I interviewed at HII
Interview
Interviewed at a Career fair for entry level. Fair behavioral questions . two interviews ,one with an hr manager and the other one with a project engineer. What do you want to work for us, what makes you the better candidate, talk about your resume etc. Also, Technical questions about FEA analysis and fatigue theories were asked as well so it took me by surprise a bit. They wanted to know what projects I have used FEA analysis specially dealing with fluids.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at HII (Newport News, VA) in Aug 2016
Interview
I participated in a group interview. There were about 20 of us total. It was about 5.5 hours total. They started with a brief overview of the company and some facts about the benefits/health package offered to employees. They then gave us a tour of the shipyard. After than we went to a conference room where there were hiring managers and recently hired employees. They split up the interviews into three different groups (one person per hiring manager). While one group was interviewing the remaining two groups stayed in the conference room to talk to the employees and ask any questions pertaining to the job. Lunch was also provided. Two days later I received my offer via email.
Overall it was a great process. It was a very relaxed and stress free environment. As far as the interview itself, it was very easy. The hiring managers want to just have a conversation with you instead of drilling you with the typical interview questions. The HR lady that gave the very first overview was really nice.
