Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 3 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en AkzoNobel (Slough, Berkshire, South East England, England) en ago 2018
Entrevista
Applied online through AkzoNobel's careers website and received an email invitation to attend an interview ~3 weeks later.
Had an interview with two members of the R&D team, both very friendly and happy to chat before the interview began. Interview consisted of ~5 competency questions and 2 more technical based questions. Following the interview I had a tour around the lab where I might be working.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Where do you see yourself in 1/3/5 years?
Tell me about a time you've exceeded expectations?
Tell me about a time you've had too much to do and how you went about it?
Tell me about a time you've had to put the team goals ahead of your own and how you felt?
Tell me about a time you've had to communicate to a non-technical audience?
In your understanding what might be the difference between exterior and interior paints?
What would be your process to act upon a customer complaint relating to a product?
Acudí a una entrevista en AkzoNobel (Birmingham, Inglaterra)
Entrevista
10 min presentation on challenging piece of work, providing context and explaining what was hard and how I overcame the difficult issues, followed by technical questions on paints and coatings.
Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 2 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en AkzoNobel (Kampong Baharu Nilai) en jul 2024
Entrevista
prescreening via phone call - 1st stage interview via zoom call with the manager (technical person), typical behavioural questions use STAR method to answer, from their line of questioning you could already tell where they are going and what kind of candidates they are looking for - 2nd stage interview via zoom call also with the technical person, one hour is allocated. line of questioning is very specific and based on your CV, no need to worry, as you should know your CV best.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
compared to the other candidates, they have a much stronger background in analytical chemistry than yours, why should we hire you regardless?
Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 2 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en AkzoNobel
Entrevista
Two rounds of interviews. The first one is with HR, and the second is with the technical manager. Questions generally from previous experience. Some behavioural questions as well. Any previous experience /knowledge with production/r&d is good.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
-Tell me a situation where you developed a new product and if it reached the market.