The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman (Manhattan Beach, CA) in Jun 2008
Interview
The interview process began with a couple of phone interviews. The hiring manager was very courteous and understanding the sensitivity of interviewing while on the job. A follow-up interview was setup to meet the retiring manager I would be replacing. I decided to decline the position because offer me the kind of growth and learning experience worth the risk of switching companies. Northrup would have offered a promotion and a raise with same type of work culture as my current job. Both companies are laid back and has multitude of resource to develop as an engineer.
It was two rounds after applying - approximately one hour for each. The first round was with an HR manager and the hiring manager. The second interview was with a Senior Director level person in charge of the overall team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Northrop Grumman and why are you interested in this position?
Virtual initial interview panel via Teams followed by on-site in-person interview panel. Usually peers and an HR rep to ask "how do you handle difficult people, poor behavior etc." Round robin behaviorial based questions based on a script so each applicant answers the same questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time when you had to change strategy in an organization. What did you personally do to implement the change?
My interview was during the height of the COVID pandemic, so it was virtual. However, the same method is applied with in-person interviews. You are interviewed amongst a panel of employees consisting of HR, the hiring manager and one or two other members of the team.
