Good to start a career. Great if you plan to stay for the rest of your life. Bad for fast-track career objectives
Good to start a career. Great if you plan to stay for the rest of your life. Bad for fast-track career objectives
- Good employment stability (It's hard to see anyone being fired.)
- Opportunity to improve technical knowledge
- Opportunity to work with peers around the globe
- Good environment
The corporate hierarchy is very vertical. There are several levels to pass to achieve an executive position.
HR policies are weak. HR Business Partners address only to the executive levels, and it's clear that the company does not have enough HR staff to support all the employees.
Promotion criteria and career plan are unclear.
Company policies fix a determined ratio of Jr./Pl./Sr. positions in each department (e.g., 20/40/40). Even if you have a high performance evaluation, you won't be promoted if this ratio is already complete.
The executive positions are never filled with professionals from outside the organization. This affects innovation and competitiveness.
- Invest in HR staff, new policies, and actions to retain talent.
- Reduce the influence of syndicates in the company's decisions.
- Implement bonuses/compensation based on meritocracy.
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Applied on the university engineering career services. Received an email a week later with info for an interview. Interviewed through the engineering career services and was told that the results of the interview would be entered into their system,
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Initial phone screen with recruiter, followed by a panel with members from different teams. No technical questions, but they do ask behavioral and "what if" type questions. Focus on communication and clarity.
PD Engineering College Rotation
Columbus, Ohio, United StatesSeptember 1, 2017Applied on the university engineering career services. Received an email a week later with info for an interview. Interviewed through the engineering career services and was told that the results of the interview would be entered into their system,
Engineer
Dearborn, Michigan, United StatesMarch 1, 2022Three panelists interviewed me. The interview was very technical. After the interview, I had a case study with peers and colleagues. The case study was much easier than the panel interview, but I had to deal with the personalities of other potential
Software Engineer
Detroit, Michigan, United StatesSeptember 1, 2021Initial phone screen with recruiter, followed by a panel with members from different teams. No technical questions, but they do ask behavioral and "what if" type questions. Focus on communication and clarity.
