I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Perspecta (Chantilly, VA) in Jan 2021
Interview
I got a screening interview from my recruiter. Then I got a call from a security person to make sure I'm eligible for security clearance. A week after that, I had an interview with an older engineer and a newly hired engineer. I got an offer a day after my interview.
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Question 1
They talked to me about what the company is and what they are doing. Then they talked about what I would be doing if I got hired for this position. Then I got a chance to talk about myself and the qualifications I listed on my resume. I don't remember them asking any conceptual questions. They just wanted to know that I have the qualities and background of an engineer and a passion to learn and join Perspecta.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Perspecta (Campbell, CA) in Mar 2019
Interview
The interview process was fairly straight forward. A recruiter reached out an conducted a phone screen. The conversation consisted of briefly going over my resume and experiences I had in the past. The next step was an in-person interview (before covid) with 3 Systems Engineering managers. After that interview, negotiations began which culminated in an offer.
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Question 1
Do you have any experience with the Tomahawk Missile?
I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Perspecta (King of Prussia, PA) in Oct 2019
Interview
The interview process was very simple and low stress.
I met with a recruiter at my university's career fair and had a brief 5 minute chat. In the next week, an HR member emailed me asking to set up a phone call. The call was mostly an informational session to quickly touch on my skills and some details about the position, but the latter was fairly surface-level. I was asked to complete an online background form and was contacted to do a security screening with an investigator.
After the screening was processed and came back fine, I was quickly contacted to set-up an in-person interview with the hiring manager at my earliest availability. The interview was incredibly casual and conversational. No STAR questions or other nonsense of any kind, just straight-up discussing the content on my resume. The interviewer came prepared with several specific questions and areas that he wanted me to expand on based on my work. He was transparent with the nature of the position (very little chance for hands-on work) and was focused on making sure I was a match with the culture. At the end of the interview, he outright said that I will be receiving an offer in the next week.
The offer came by email and I accepted after some slight negotiations. Perspecta was punctual and attentive in the recruitment process; there was never a time where I was unsure of where I was in the process or had to wait more than a day for a response. They move quickly and don't waste your time. Wonderful experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did you want to enter engineering and why (my school)?