I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at BAE Systems (Portsmouth, South East England, England) in Nov 2022
Interview
Mostly behavioral questions with 3 technical, fairly laid back and supportive throughout the process. Focus on background and motivation for pursuing this position and career path, given it was a placement role and there little previous work experience
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain how seawater might be used by ships in service and the associated systems
Used star technique but was rejected because I didn’t fully describe the result.
The people interviewing were not the same as the people who called and set it up
Lots of opportunity for questions
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at BAE Systems (London, England) in Oct 2022
Interview
Online interview by HireVue. 4 record yourself questions 3 minutes long each but not technical. There was also some game style numerical reasoning questions at the end and a number of pictures you had to choose between that reflected you.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When was a time where you had to make a decision quickly with little information?
