Diagnostic Mechanical Engineer Interview Experience
Process
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks.
The process took about two weeks. The first round was a phone screen with an HR rep, who was very nice and enthusiastic. The second round was a 30-minute video call with the hiring manager, going through my resume and experience. After that, I was told I would go to the final round, which is a presentation to a panel followed by 2 hours of breakout-room interviews. After a week of waiting for it to be scheduled, I finally heard from HR that the hiring manager decided to push it off a month and a half to focus on other roles that "take precedent" over mine. This happened to someone else I know by the same hiring manager for a different position, and it seems that we were effectively placed on a wait-list for the positions while he waited for better candidates. I had already spent hours putting together my presentation. It was a very disrespectful way to treat candidates.
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Commonwealth Fusion Systems's interview process for their Diagnostic Mechanical Engineer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Commonwealth Fusion Systems's Diagnostic Mechanical Engineer interview process.
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