I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Airbus (Bristol, Angleterre) in Feb 2016
Interview
One hour group exercise, one hour business scenario, two hour graduate insight, two hour one-to-one interview. Assessment center was in a local hotel so off-site and not able to view the area you would be spending most of your working life. Being an ex intern, you are NOT guaranteed a graduate position. Interview had six candidates (including three ex interns) for a single position. Some members on the interviewing panel were Facebook friends with some of the other graduate candidates, which seems completely unprofessional. Heard talks about going out for dinner with current employees afterwards... During the one-to-one interview, both interviewers seemed completely uninterested and just going through the motions of an automated procedure.
Bumped into an old colleague (who I knew while I was an intern) who was on the interviewing panel. When I asked how he was, completely dismissed me and kept walking. Didn't bother to make me as a returning candidate feel welcome, or as an ex colleague feel remembered.
I enjoyed my time as an intern, but on the interview's events I felt as if I was just another number, unwelcome and without much of a chance against competition. Rejected within 24 hours. Generic automated email to say I was unsuccessful. Has left a real sour view on on the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you had a disagreement with a member in the team. How did you resolve this?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Airbus (Stevenage, England) in Jan 2016
Interview
The process took 2 months in total. I applied online, after that I had to complete an aptitude test. They called me after that to invite me to an assessment centre. The day was quite though, but they did everything to make us comfortable and relaxed. We started with an introduction to Airbus Defence & Space by the HR guys, which was followed by a group exercise. It was about planning a route to transport parts between 3 different Airbus locations. They were watching us, to see how we can work as a team and how we can approach the problem (so just general team working, leadership, problem solving skills). After that we had 1 hour to make a plan for a 6 months long project with the given requirements and resources, and also to prepare for a presentation about it (which was at the end of the day). In the afternoon we had the one-to-one interviews by 2 assessors, one was asking about core competencies, like when I was leading a group, failed a project, etc... and the other one was asking about technical skills (it was software stuff for me), like write a function (on paper) that does this or that, and write an object implementation, make pointers to it, etc... What are the differences between C++ and Java, how would I debug a big piece of software... It was not hard if you know OOP, but when they are watching you it's easy to mess up some small details. At the end of the day there was the presentation, it's mainly about how you can plan and present.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Airbus (Londres, Angleterre) in May 2015
Interview
First you get a first contact by phone with simple questions. You also have to fill some tests online for logic, english and comprenhension skills. I you pass the first part you are invited to an assessment centre with several phases.