I applied online. I interviewed at Sandvik (Tampere) in Jan 2024
Interview
Lonngggg, tiring and frustrating process.
In total, around 8 calls with the hiring manager at Sandvik in Tampere, Finland.
-2 of them were actual interviews,
-In the other 2 hiring manager was checking if I was still interested since the process was taking too long.
-For the last 3-4 calls hiring manager tried to pull me down to lower salary than expected. She just won't state clearly what is the salary which Sandvik would like to pay.
-Hiring manager lacked knowledge on basic questions on holidays, bonuses, benefits etc etc. For every question her answer was 'I will have to ask'. If you are so unsure, make an HR expert sit with you in the interview.
There was also:
one aptitude test +
a psychometric test +
a review of the test results with a third-party recruiter +
an interview with the Hiring manager's boss.
In the starting interviews, the hiring manager was really happy with my profile. She stated all the good qualities my profile has and how I would be the perfect candidate for the role.
After I stated my salary expectations she started counting the skills I do not have. Eventually rejected my application without giving me a reason.
Overall, the process was lacking transparency and honesty.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Generic questions:
1) How do perform under pressure?
2) How do you manage stakeholder expectations etc.
Several zoom interviews. Last one an interviewer left early and another was driving. Very disrespectful. Follow up for the interview did not come for over a month. The company prides itself on culture but this is far from the truth based on the interview process
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Sandvik (Singapore) in Jan 2024
Interview
The interview was conducted by Sandvik's HR Business Partner and Director HR & EHS. They were overall very pleasant to speak to whilst being as clear as possible with regards to the position despite some ambiguity with the role's scope due to the nature of it being a Generalist.
However, the time between screening, interview and interview feedback were longer than expected. Resulted in no offers due to a freeze in hiring.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What have were your responsibilities in your current job?