I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Gerdau (Jackson, MI) in Nov 2014
Interview
Applied online, phone screen, recorded video interview, personality assessment, on-site interview, and finally a phone screen with corporate HR. There were a lot of steps and were a lot of people involved who were not always on the same page but nothing I didn't expect from a large company. Once I got to meet the people within the company though you could see their enthusiasm and commitment to the company culture.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What part of the steel making process interests you the most and why? What do you already know about this process?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Gerdau
Interview
Interview Process was quick and concise. For the most part it went smooth but there was some confusion on the day I visited. >1/2 the people that were supposed to interview didn't show up. Didn't have a chance to meet many of future coworkers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A few technical questions. 75% was personality and SMART related questions.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Gerdau
Interview
Steps were as followed: University recruiting, phone screen, online interview (had to answer questions online while recorded via webcam, different but amusing) and finally an on-site visit.
On-site visit went fine, they didn't focus too much on behavioral questions but gave you a chance to meet a lot of people so everyone got a feel for you and asked you a couple questions. Interview process was long. Reimbursement was not timely. There was an issue with their system that went unresolved until I prompted them.
Ultimately this is not a company I would have stayed with long based on my first (and possibly incorrect) impressions. This company seemed to be the type where they talked a lot about safety but were not actually focused on safety.
Work atmosphere seemed more confrontational than teamwork based. Was asked a few different questions to the effect of "how well can I control the employees/operators working under me". I got the very strong impression that raised voices were not rare events but not common either.