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GM provides a good salary and benefits to both salary and hourly employees. The company is still large enough to be a major producer of vehicles.
The UAW rules that have been established over the years now put the company at a competitive disadvantage. Toyota continues to get better, even though GM has closed the gap in quality. There is still bureaucracy in management and the UAW, which eliminates the possibility to make quick decisions, thus leaving GM behind the competition or being threatened by strikes by the UAW.
There needs to be a flatter management structure and elimination of outdated concessions given to UAW dating back the past 50 years. I believe it will be difficult for GM to make it with the current management; not because they are bad people, but because they cannot see the forest for the trees.
The culture is ingrained with past agreements with the UAW and a theory of entitlement. Unless this is changed quickly, GM will continue to lose market share. Until this is effectively addressed, GM will continue to backslide.
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Mostly behavioral questions, what are your weaknesses, strengths. It focused a lot on past internships and experience and what I did there. I also answered any questions I had about the company and what my role would be in the company.
Engineering
On Campus (University) interview process. It is a very straightforward process with many behavioral questions. I was asked about previous projects, interests in GM, and why GM, etc. I was asked to describe projects and how they relate to work at GM.
Engineering
Interview consisted of dinner and a presentation the night before the interview, then a facility tour, a benefits overview, and a 2:1 interview on the second day.
Engineering
Columbus, Ohio, United StatesSeptember 1, 2015Mostly behavioral questions, what are your weaknesses, strengths. It focused a lot on past internships and experience and what I did there. I also answered any questions I had about the company and what my role would be in the company.
Engineering
United StatesNovember 25, 2014On Campus (University) interview process. It is a very straightforward process with many behavioral questions. I was asked about previous projects, interests in GM, and why GM, etc. I was asked to describe projects and how they relate to work at GM.
Engineering
Defiance, Ohio, United StatesDecember 1, 2011Interview consisted of dinner and a presentation the night before the interview, then a facility tour, a benefits overview, and a 2:1 interview on the second day.
