Virtual interview followed by an in-person assessment day. The virtual interview was via Zoom and included why I am interested in the company, role etc. The in-person assessment day was largely competency based.
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Question 1
Asked various science/engineering questions by different people. The in-person day also involved a group activity.
Had to travel to site. At this stage, there were ~10 other candidates. There was a quickfire technical questions round where you rotated between several employees of different disciplines:
- Project management
- Physics
- [Engineering specialisation]
There was also a group assignment where you had to develop a client solution and present it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
(Group) What solutions would you recommend for an owner of a plant shop who has several concerns:
- there are many species of plants in stock with very different care needs (e.g. sunlight, watering, fertiliser)
- pest problems
- workers waste time caring for/checking plants that have already been looked at recently