The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman (Chantilly, VA) in Feb 2011
Interview
The process started out with a phone interview with talent acquisition. She gathered basics on salary requirements, what I was looking for as far as the position goes, verified my employment history, etc. A week later, I had a group interview with the hiring manager, engineering manager and business development lead. This consisted of questions related to my resume, how I would handle certain situations at work, my experience in SW development, change management and project management, etc. I was able to ask a lot of questions about the position as well. After that interview, I was asked to come back the following week to meet with the customer. That was more of a meet and greet than an interview. After that, I was asked to come back in a third time to meet with the Director (who was in vacation during the previous two times I was on site). Two days later, I was offered the position at my requested salary.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What is your experience as a project manager for a large scale IT project?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman
Interview
The interview process was very straightforward. It typically featured a panel interview. who asked pretty thought-provoking questions. However, information about the benefits should have been provided in more detail prior to joining the company.
Average interview process. They use the STAR method, like every other employer, to evaluate questions. There was only two interviews (one with HR and one with the hiring manager). Takes forever to get an interview after you submit a resume, but the time from interview to notification was pretty short.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time where you failed a task and what you learned from it.
First round is a call. They were extremely rude in every correspondence. I had honestly forgotten about it entirely and then I got their terse rejection email. Other employers have found better ways of rejecting people and speaking to them. It felt like they're in a different decade.
