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      R&D Engineer Interview

      21 Oct 2015
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience

      Other R&D Engineer interview reviews for Dow

      R&D Engineer Interview

      12 Dec 2016
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Dow in Oct 2016

      Interview

      Interviewed through a campus recruiting event. About a 45 minute one on one interview with recruiter. First gave a brief presentation of my research then discussed it. There wasn't enough time to go into details of research. Mostly standard behavioral questions after that- your working style, approaches to challenges, etc.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What unique skill do you have?
      Answer question
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied in-person. The process took 3+ months. I interviewed at Dow in May 2015

      Interview

      I was fortunate enough to find the email address of a Research Scientist at Dow Water and Process Solutions R&D Center through one of my senior university colleague. When I sent him my resume for R&D position, the person ensured me to pass it to higher management for prospective recruitment. Within a week, I received a phone call from R&D Manager after setting the time and day by email correspondence. The 1st Telephonic Interview lasted approx. 40 minutes discussing my education and research background, checking my personal skills, some STAR based questions, etc. The manager referred me to another Research Scientist who was actually working on related project of my MS Research area. Secondly, I received a phone call from Research Scientist after setting the time and day by email correspondence. The 2nd Telephonic Interview lasted approx. 30 minutes discussing my MS research area in depth. After a few days, I was invited to visit their R&D facility, deliver presentation and have one to one meeting with their research workers. Everything went all. The R&D Director mostly focused on STAR based interview questions. In last, after three and half months of long waiting period, I received an email from the R&D Director that currently they do not have any position matching my experience and skills set.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why don't you continue your PhD?
      Answer question

      R&D Engineer Interview

      25 Nov 2017
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through university. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Dow in Sept 2016

      Interview

      They were holding on-campus interviews. I submitted my resume online and was called for a one-to-one interview two days after submission. The interview lasted about 40 min but the person interviewing was snoozing right after I started answering his first question ("tell me a little bit about yourself"), even though the interview was at 3 pm. The employee tried to stay awake and take notes but clearly not the most appropriate person to bring as a recruiter.

      R&D Engineer Interview

      15 May 2016
      Anonymous interview candidate
      College Station, TX
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Dow (College Station, TX) in Sept 2015

      Interview

      A research summary was required before you go to next step and interview notice was sent by email. I was interviewed on campus a career fair. Got a few common behavior questions. The total time was about 1 hour. The interviewer was nice but it seemed he was tired after interviewing candidates all day.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Describe your research.
      1 Answer