I applied through university. I interviewed at Stoko (Vancouver, BC) in Nov 2024
Interview
Had an over the phone screening and an in person interview with two of the engineers. They asked some technical questions, behavioral questions and then showed me around the facility.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
To draw stress strain curves for steel, glass and fabric.
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Stoko (Vancouver, BC) in Oct 2018
Interview
Overall it was a good experience. The interviewers were personable and although I was nervous, made me feel welcome. There was a balance of personal and technical questions. The technical questions seemed focused on my thought process and how I approached a problem rather than simply crunching numbers and theory which I liked. I was given time to think and encouraged to "think out loud" as I worked through the various stages of their problems. I felt it really gave me an opportunity to show what I could do and have a conversation with them as I did.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They gave me a whiteboard marker pen cap and asked me a number of questions about it: "how do you think this is made?", "If you had to make 10 of them how would you do it?", "If you had to make 10,000 how would you do it?", "are there any indications on the part of how this specific one was made?", etc.
I applied through university. I interviewed at Stoko (Vancouver, BC) in Feb 2018
Interview
Unlike any other interview I've ever experienced. Nothing behavioural or much small talk, very matter of fact and straight to the point. Definitely technical but not in the same way I've experienced elsewhere. A lot of technical estimation questions, like "how heavy is this random item on the table?" I suppose you could say I was caught off guard and left feeling very flustered at the atypical questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One example of a vague estimation question was "how much weight could you hang from a paperclip before it falls to the ground?"