I applied online. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman
Interview
Beware! The 1st HR manager to contact you will make it sound like you are coming in to just interview with that 1 HR manager for an initial interview. Once you get into the building they bombard you with a panel interview with 8+ managers in a conference room. They want to see how candidates perform under pressure. This is a newer approach to interviews with Northrop Grumman and is the norm going forward. Be prepared!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In a panel interview, each person on the panel takes turns asking questions, so there is no rhythm or reason to the direction of the questions.
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman (Bethpage, NY)
Interview
The process was very straight forward. I had been contacted by NGC about possible work. I had a quick conversation with our group director. It was short and I was told that in the near future a position would be opening up soon. About 1.5 months later I was contacted and a phone interview was scheduled. The phone interview was about 20 minutes long. After which I was asked to come in for a formal in-person interview.
The in-person interview was a panel interview with three managers which last 3 hours. This may seem long, but the interview was very relaxed and the panel was actually very nice and welcoming. The three hours went by very fast.
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Question 1
No real unexpected question. The hardest part of the interview was the length. Three hours seems long. But it was not what I would consider a stressful interview.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman (Saint Augustine, FL) in Jul 2009
Interview
When I was first hired, they asked a lot of questions about my experience in the military. It wasn't a stressful interview or one with canned questions - they were very personable. When they asked questions, they were happy to clarify the type of answer they were looking for. When I later changed positions, the interviews were pretty informal and essentially just a "check in the box for HR".
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They were looking for a skill set that I had in college, but not one that I had used in industry. The question was "Have you ever modeled a process via simulation? If so, what software platform did you use?"