Lots of opportunities for career development if you are just starting out. Plenty of challenging jobs if you are motivated to find them.
Current downsizing in the defense sector is destabilizing for the company. This happens every 10 to 15 years, with a painful loss of knowledge for a control in costs/salaries. There are very limited opportunities for people who have worked more than 20 years with the company.
Focus on competitiveness and Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR), and less on share buybacks to improve earnings. In a cyclic business, you have to take risks and plan 30 years into the future, not 5.
Straightforward. They are changing the interview policy, so it was more freeform than strict behavioral questions, but those still provided a basis on which the interview was conducted. There were more follow-ups and probing than in the past.
Phone interview with two functional managers of the teams I would be applying for. STARs behavioral questions were all I was asked on the phone interview. Then, after that, they flew me out to St. Louis where I had a plant visit. I interviewed with
The process takes a very long time. From the date I first applied to the offer date was close to four months. The interview was very straightforward. They use the STAR interview process. Just be patient and persistent.
Straightforward. They are changing the interview policy, so it was more freeform than strict behavioral questions, but those still provided a basis on which the interview was conducted. There were more follow-ups and probing than in the past.
Phone interview with two functional managers of the teams I would be applying for. STARs behavioral questions were all I was asked on the phone interview. Then, after that, they flew me out to St. Louis where I had a plant visit. I interviewed with
The process takes a very long time. From the date I first applied to the offer date was close to four months. The interview was very straightforward. They use the STAR interview process. Just be patient and persistent.