Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Cummins as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Comptable and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Comptable and roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Cummins takes an average of 3 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Comptable had the quickest hiring process (on average 3 days), whereas Comptable roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 3 days).
The interview categories covered: Tolerance of ambiguity, Team building, Commitment to task, leadership style, decision making and problem solving.
Overall process was looking at historical based situations and how you handled them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Sometimes it is necessary to work in unsettled or rapidly changing circumstances. When have you found yourself in this position? Tell me exactly what you did.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cummins (Indianapolis, IN) in Oct 2012
Interview
Called by a recruiter for 2 different jobs and interviewed for 1. Had a telephone interview with recruiter then a face to face with the 2 hiring managers. Interview was a typical interview with typical interview questions. I came met for about 45 minutes with the 2 hiring managers. I was shown around the plant and then left. I had a good feeling that they liked me and I would get offered the job.
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Cummins (Columbus, IN) in Apr 2016
Interview
After the career fair at a local university, I Applied on March 26th online and was interviewed with the Hiring manager on March 31st. The manager invited me to the Onsite Interview on April 8th.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Onsite interview went well for about an hour taking about the basic emissions stuff. Then the 3rd interviewer asked me about controls in depth even after I told them that I am not interested in controls but more into applications (for which the interview was scheduled). Disappointed with the negligence on their part