Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Eaton as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Leadership Development Program and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Leadership Development Program and roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Eaton takes an average of 60 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Leadership Development Program had the quickest hiring process (on average 60 days), whereas Leadership Development Program roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 60 days).
Recruiter, HR and then hiring manager. Early discussions to brief the position and then into the details. I felt like I wasn't given full scope of the role, and challenges.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you describe a situation where a project didn't go as planned, and how you handled it?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Eaton (Cleveland, OH) in Apr 2023
Interview
I spoke with a recruiter and hiring manager virtually, and then the entire team via in-person and Zoom calls on site. In totality I spoke with 9 people and met a total of 14.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you approach career growth for those you advocate for?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Eaton (Beltsville, MD) in Jun 2023
Interview
Process took about a week. 1. Phone screen with HR. 2. Then a phone call with the hiring manager. 3. On site interview with HR, hiring manager and 3 other manager's, ended with a site tour.
All interviews were very easy and straightforward, no difficult questions. They pretty much just wanted to know my background, why i was looking for another job and what i was looking for career wise. Employees in the interview seemed like they didn't want to be there but had to due to the hiring process. Generic machine shop environment and product lines, nothing to get excited over.
The hiring manager was new to the position. He was lacking key knowledge he should have known. Gave basic answers to technical questions and just repeated company and industry buzzwords.
Company claimed it was transitioning to Industry 4.0, but I did not heard one clear explanation on how they planned to achieve that. Obvious it was a mandate handed down from corporate without a clear understanding from anyone on what that actually means (fairly common for older, large companies).
After leaving the facility i did not expect an offer, as it was apparent I had significantly more experience and knowledge than the hiring manager himself. I knew it, he knew it
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you looking for a new job?
Where do you see your career going?
Are you familiar with a Machine shop?
What's one problem regarding bad communication you had to deal with and how did you handle it? Would you do anything different? How do you handle a disagreement in the workplace?