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Updated Jun 17, 2013
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Engineering Specialist at General Motors

Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Oshawa, ON Jan 2011 – Reviewed May 27, 2013

Interview Details Applied on linked in. Was contacted by email after about 4 months. It took several weeks to arrange an interview and several more to get hired. The original job was lost because management pulled the role and postponed hiring. The interview itself is a modified version of the Star model. They want to know what you learned from your individual experiences.

Interview Question – No technical questions to speak of. All behavioural, just look them up online   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – They don't negotiate with contract employees. They assign a budget to your contract house and you negotiate with them. My contract house tells me that they get about 13% margin on me.

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Design and Release Engineer at General Motors

No Offer – Reviewed May 02, 2013

Interview Details I applied through their official online portal. At the time I was only warming up to the job search process. I was surprised to get a phone interview. A HR recruiter called me. Very professional and cordial. Started asking me questions about skills relating to the position. He seemed to like the fact that I had most of the qualifications, and in a way encouraged me to answer positively on the ones that I was border-line. We did a couple of email follow-ups, and that ended up being the end of the process.

Interview Question – Nothing that I can think of. Just keep your calm, and don't appear overly eager or too disinterested.   Answer Question

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Camy Assemply at General Motors

No Offer – Interviewed in Hamilton, ON – Reviewed Apr 02, 2013

Interview Details It's an internship position. Interviewed with 2 supervisors of the plant.

Interview Question – Tell me a time where you gathered lot of information   Answer Question

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Production Supervisor at General Motors

No Offer – Interviewed in Oshawa, ON Jul 2010 – Reviewed Mar 04, 2013

Interview Details Met with a number of management associates and was asked behavioural type questions based on past experiences. The interview was set up through a recruiter and was to work on a contract basis. It was not very difficult however I was not offered the job so I guess I either didn't have the experience or answered a question incorrectly.

Interview Question – How have you gone above and beyond to ensure customer satisfaction?   Answer Question

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Advanced Energy Systems Engineer at General Motors

No Offer – Reviewed Feb 18, 2013

Interview Details Applied through my school's internship program. Asked me personal questions about teamwork and leadership.

Interview Question – Nothing difficult really.   Answer Question

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Stamping Co-op Student at General Motors

Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Waterloo, ON Nov 2011 – Reviewed Jan 21, 2013

Interview Details Phone interview. Department production manager and HR head interviewed me and took approximately 45 minutes to ask questions. The questions asked were mostly the behavioral type questions, of which there were about 6 of them. I was then asked to ask questions to the manager.

During that day, 6 other people were interviewed for the same position.

Interview Question – Have you ever worked in a heavily unionized environment? What are the unique challenges that you expect to face in such a shop?   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – There was no option to negotiate. The company sent me its

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Mechanical Engineer at General Motors

No Offer – Interviewed in Ingersoll, ON Jan 2012 – Reviewed Dec 08, 2012

Interview Details Initially I was required to send my resume, cover letter and transcript. I received the interview call through my University (UOIT) as well and the interview was on campus as well. The interview was about an hour with a two person panel. Several questions were asked relative to resume experience. Some of the behavioral questions were also crafted from the resume. No technical or as such difficult questions were asked.

Interview Question – The interview was mostly behavioral questions, with cliche questions like, what would you do if you are assigned with multiple tasks and What relative experience and skills do you have for this position.   Answer Question

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Controls Engineer at General Motors

No Offer – Interviewed in Oshawa, ON Jun 2010 – Reviewed Jul 15, 2011

Interview Details I was seated in front of an HR lady and a controls engineer who both had their turns asking me various questions. The STAR system is very key for GM interviews - They ask you about an experience and you must give them the Situation, the Task, the Action, and the Result. It is advised to practice this style of interviewing because these questions far outweighed any technical questions.

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  • Describe a situation in which you had to deal with a difficult co-worker and how you dealt with it.   View Answer
  • What is one of the most involved projects you have been a part of?   Answer Question

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Marketing Intern at General Motors

Declined Offer – Interviewed in Toronto, ON Mar 2011 – Reviewed Apr 04, 2011

Interview Details The phone interview was pretty comfortable. Them seem to do everything by committee. It is a combination of HR and employees from the specific field you are applying. Told me the structure through which they wanted me to answer questions and only asked simple behavioural questions. Focused on questions at the end and had a long less formal conversation

Interview Question – Name a time when you had to complete a task without being given clearly defined expectations and how you dealt with it.   Answer Question

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Financial Analyst at General Motors

No Offer – Interviewed in Detroit, MI (US) – Reviewed Jun 17, 2013 New

Interview Details Got call from a recruiter asking about resume. Follow on interview with a hiring manager, asked general questions and some specific about position. Went in for interview, started with a case study on the Impala. Not hard, development and sales cost of the vehicle, looking for total NPV. Didn't look at summary, so do even worry about the document just a simple finance problem. Follow on with HR, situational questions, and how great GM is and why you should get hired.

Interview Question – Nothing hard, interviewers weren't very friendly. No feedback either way during interviews.   Answer Question

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