Application Process & Interviews at Downer New Zealand

Pretty standard for a graduate recruitment process.

Had one in-person interview with two managers and one online interview with the graduate programme manager

The interview ran for a whole day essentially. There were around 40 candidates and there was a variety of challenges, team building activities and interviews.

1 pre-recorded video interview followed by 2 live interviews on line.

I admire the companies efforts in the interview stages. Downer knows the type of people it wants, putting us through 3 interviews along with an assessment centre (in covid times, this stage was replaced with an extra interview). These were nerve wrecking at the time, but definitely helps add to an individual's character and confidence.

I was invited to attend the intern assessment centre in 2020, and secured an internship. My performance in this role and the experience it gave me helped tremendously in my graduate application. I had already built rapport with some of the interviewers and this helped me to relax and interview well.

Due to already completing two internships with downer I only had one interview where I presented about my internships.

Good. clear fast and efficient. Felt they provided good feed back and provided ample opportunity for you to ask questions that you

I Interned here in 20/21 so the hiring process was sort of streamlined for me as I went straight to the interview panel. About a few weeks after I was given the green light.

I thought the interview process was done well with the questions that were asked being relevant to the position I was applying for.

Was good but I feel my more direct team did not get the chance to know me properly before starting

Interviewed at an intern level which was a good process. 1-Way video, Assessment centre incl. short interview. No further interviews undertaken to progress into grad position (Although was a special case)

Strengths & weaknesses. Personal interests. Where I would like to go within the company. Why I chose to apply with Downer.

A story of A challenging work scenario and how I dealt with it.

Mainly centered around my experience during internships, and during my time at university. Some questions asking how I'd respond/act in certain situations.

I believe some of the questions were "what inspired to you be an engineer", " what are your hobbies", "where do you see yourself in 2-5 years", " what are your strengths/weaknesses". Generally the questions were relatively standard, with a few challenging ones thrown into the mix, which I thought was good, making us think carefully about our answers.

The best part was the "10 minute" PowerPoint about my intern work, which went 5 minutes over time because I couldn't fit everything in fast enough! The rest of the questions mostly regarded this, and what I have enjoyed about engineering at university.

Strengths weakness, are you flexible in your work... cant remember that well

They asked me about why I want to join the company, some questions regarding how I would react in certain environments and just what my future outlook was for myself.

What would I do in a situation where I made a mistake? How I would approach the situation? Issues of conflict and how I showed leadership.

What would you do in this situation? Where do you see yourself?

Tell me about yourself Describe a conflict you've been in Describe a situation where health and safety has been breached (and what did you do)

Be yourself. Be open to getting to know who is interviewing you.

Be yourself

Relax. Don't be nervous. Be open and honest with answering interview questions.

Be confident.

Research the company and the different business units, know what you'd like to work in.

I would advise to do some research on the company, know what we do, and be relaxed in the interviews. The interviewer/s appreciate authentic responses and when you are relaxed, you can take your time and give a genuine response. Don't try and memorise too many generic answers.

The most important thing is to understand that those selecting interns/grads are human too, and at one point were facing a similar challenge to get their foot in the door. This will help you to relax and perform at your best, as they want you to.

Make sure you spend a good amount of time researching about the company and the culture.

Get involved in the company early through the intern program, come to interviews prepared, look for opportunity and reach out.

Be 100% yourself. don't stress too much about it. take your time when answering questions.

Be yourself. I learned that an interview isn't meant to be stressful and that it should be treated like a conversation.

Bring your personality to the company and show that you are willing to learn as much as you can and are prepared to give it your all. Best way to prepare would be to just go through the various skills you have listed on your CV and recall an event or time where you have demonstrated stated skills.

Be open and honest, but most importantly be yourself! Downer want to see authenticity and your ability to communicate and lead above all else.

Get some answers for the questions under you belt and show you are motivated