Fragen in Vorstellungsgesprächen bei General Motors (GM)

Bewerbung

Der Vorgang dauerte mehr als 1 Woche. Vorstellungsgespräch absolviert im November 2012 bei General Motors (GM).

Vorstellungsgespräch

I had two rounds of phone interviews. The first round, the interviewer was well-prepared, although the screening questions she asked were a bit odd.

The second round, the interviewer seemed rushed and was ill-prepared. There was no introduction (I didn't even know what he did at the company until I asked him at the end of the interview; yes, I had to ask him) and he didn't seem interested at all in my background. He asked a few SQL questions and a multithreaded question. The problem was he didn't understand much about multithreading. I gave a simple answer using synchronization and a counter, but he was surprisingly confused. Digging deeper it became clear that he had some canned question/answer and was looking for a solution that used wait() and notify() instead of sleep(), even though his solution wouldn't work.

One of the really strange issues was describing coding questions over the phone rather than using something like collabedit. I finished the interviews quickly and did very well, but they got back to me saying that while they were impressed, they were "moving forward with a select few candidates whose backgrounds are more closely aligned with our current needs". Overall, I can't help but wonder if I was simply used as interview training for their employees. The entire process took 3 days though, so I have to at least commend them for being so quick about it.

Fragen im Vorstellungsgespräch

Bewerbung

Ich habe mich über einen Personalvermittler beworben. Der Vorgang dauerte mehr als 3 Monate. Vorstellungsgespräch absolviert im März 2013 bei General Motors (GM).

Vorstellungsgespräch

The hiring process consisted of 2 interviews. The first one was behavioral and the second one was technical. Many others did not take the technical interview if they came from a college in their recruiting list.

Fragen im Vorstellungsgespräch

Verhandlungsdetails

I did not negotiate. I should have.

Bewerbung

Ich habe mich über eine Hochschule oder Universität beworben. Vorstellungsgespräch absolviert im Oktober 2014 bei General Motors (GM).

Vorstellungsgespräch

I was recruited at campus recruiting. Went through a basic screen (non-technical). I made it to the interview and it was largely behavioral, but they did ask about project I had worked on and we discussed technical aspects. No random questions about beam bending or anything, just about what I had worked on and put on my resume. They also flew potential hires out to Michigan, which was honestly a lot of fun and very informative.

Fragen im Vorstellungsgespräch

Gründe für die Ablehnung

It was a really really good offer, but I wanted to stay in California.

Bewerbung

Ich habe mich über eine Hochschule oder Universität beworben. Der Vorgang dauerte 1 Tag. Vorstellungsgespräch absolviert im März 2013 bei General Motors (GM) (Houston, TX (Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika)).

Vorstellungsgespräch

Two round interview process. Behavioral rounds, nothing technical. They mainly assess your thinking ability, if you can adapt to different environments, your role in the team, difficult situations you dealt with.

Fragen im Vorstellungsgespräch

Bewerbung

Ich habe mich über eine Hochschule oder Universität beworben. Der Vorgang dauerte eine Woche. Vorstellungsgespräch absolviert im Februar 2013 bei General Motors (GM).

Vorstellungsgespräch

Received interview through a campus career fair. Interviewed with two hiring managers(separately). We discussed my résumé, then they asked a few behavioral questions. Received an offer a week later.

Fragen im Vorstellungsgespräch

Bewerbung

Ich habe mich über eine Hochschule oder Universität beworben. Vorstellungsgespräch absolviert bei General Motors (GM).

Vorstellungsgespräch

I was interviewed on campus. It was two rounds with multiple behavioral questions. The questions were all about my past experiences. Each interview was about 6-8 questions with the interviewer taking notes.

Fragen im Vorstellungsgespräch

Bewerbung

Ich habe mich online beworben. Der Vorgang dauerte 7 Wochen. Vorstellungsgespräch absolviert im August 2013 bei General Motors (GM) (Pontiac, MI (Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika)).

Vorstellungsgespräch

Applied online. Received a pre-screening phone call 1 week later. 5 days later I received a phone call to set up an interview for the following week. My interview travel was arranged within a couple of days. The interview was 3 on 1, took approximately 2 & 1/2 hours. I sent a thank you letter the next day. 3 weeks after my interview I received a call offering the position.

Fragen im Vorstellungsgespräch

Verhandlungsdetails

Asked for negotiations, but denied. Offer is still good.