First, you get contacted by a recruiter who has gone through your profile and confirmed that you fit the position. They contact you via email and then set up a time to talk on the phone. The first phone interview is an HR screen. The recruiter also goes over the job position, pay, and benefits. Thankfully, they walk you through the interview process step by step, so you can prepare for it.

If you pass that, your information gets forwarded to the HR manager at the site you applied for. They call you for another 15-minute screen, where they go into a bit more detail about the job and what they are looking for.

If they are still interested in you, they will set up an in-person interview. My interview had three people: the HR site manager, the manager for the shift I had applied for, and an employee from the same shift. The interview was an hour long and consisted of a tour, behavior-based questions (answers need to be specific to your life experiences), and technical questions.

Tell us about a time that you had to confront a coworker and the results.

What is the inner circumference of a pipe when given the outer circumference and the thickness?

Tell us about a high-intensity situation, how it affected you, what you did about it, and what your demeanor was.

Tell us about a time when you had to work on a team and one team member wasn't pulling their share.