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      Mechanical Engineer Consultant Interview

      Apr 5, 2017
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Kista
      Declined offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at ALTEN (Kista) in Mar 2017

      Interview

      I was initially headhunted via LinkedIn fairly early in my job hunting process. I was then called to give a short explanation of who I was and what I was looking for. A meeting was then booked for me to come to their office and meet with a recruitment chief. I was then invited to a 2nd in person interview where I was offered the job on the spot. My main gripe about the entire process was that I felt as if they were sort of preying on new grads who are easily impressed by salary that is large in comparison with our student grants. I was approached earlier than any other company and in my opinion, they knew they had the upper hand at pushing for a very low starting salary with very standard work benefits. Lastly, after a long spiel about how much money I could be earning in 3 years, I was already asked to accept the job on the spot. I asked for time to consider and the recruiter was taken aback, as he claimed they usually expected a yes or no. This point led to me declining the offer as I did not feel comfortable during the interview process at all.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      The most important thing they were looking for was flexibility with regards to travel and moving elsewhere.
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