I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at NOV (Houston, TX) in Jun 2012
Interview
I was given an exam and asked a few questions. I had to return to talk to a supervisor whom told me I shouldn't finish engineering school and that I would make more money machining.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me why I am attending Engineering school. I was told I should just be a machinist and make more money.
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at NOV (Conroe, TX) in Dec 2011
Interview
Short one interview then hired, pay was pretty much set with first meeting, so be ready to negotiate at first interview. Pay range for machinist is $16 to $24 hourly. If you have Mazak or Mori Seki machine experience make sure to bring it up. Also Motors runs a staggering array of parts so talk about your thread type knowledge and different family of parts you've run.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Nothing too difficult , except when trying to increase base pay then specifics about what machines and parts you know.
