I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at John Deere (Moline, IL) in Aug 2012
Interview
The interview process was long and tedious. They throughly screen their applicants. If you pass the brief online survey application, they call you in to take a computer test, some time later you are invited for a one-on-one interview with two employees, that's two interviews, and some more time later, they call to make an offer of employment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly on how I would handle a workplace conflict.
I applied online. I interviewed at John Deere in Oct 2025
Interview
The interview was really chill. Just a quick phone call, they asked about my past jobs, what hours I could work, and a bit about me. Super casual, no pressure, felt more like a normal conversation than a real interview, and they emailed me back really fast.
I applied online. I interviewed at John Deere (Waterloo, IA) in Oct 2018
Interview
You interview with 2 supervisors that ask you a bunch of situational questions and want to know how you would react to certain issues that would occur during your shift.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How you would react to another employee if they were not being safe or compromising quality
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at John Deere (Ankeny, IA) in Oct 2017
Interview
First they were late by at least 15 minutes, wish I just left, or at least I should have left, then for some reason I was interviewed by three different people, it took kind of long. All to answer very generic questions that I have heard in other interviews. The first problem here is when you are being interviewed with other people, never seen that ever. Basically the interview convinced me that I most likely did not want to work there. Problem here is that I did not really learn anything about John Deere, no real exchange of information, like they really have something up their sleeve, and just seeing if I am dumb enough to just go along. Sometimes I wonder why I have consistently done these interviews, only to think later that I was just wasting my time. I am serious, this was not really an interview. The questions they ask demand a lot of time, but well I know I do not have a lot of time, so it is kind of like being trolled. The whole thing is automated, I am sure I would have loved to ask why 700 people essentially quit instead of coming back. But before that I remember taking test were they had you look at a screen with a bunch of random images and have you recall it immediately... It is a real no sequitor. I would have declined their offer given the chance, too many red flags.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time.... You were blamed for something.