Hello Everyone,
I applied for EADS PROGRESS in 2008. I reached the final stage (assessment centre) but did not get selected. I have applied again this year (last attempt) and I have completed my online test(received results, awaiting EADS response). I assume my experience could be of some help to the anxious lot I see in this blog. I was not happy with my online test results because it did not make sense. To my understanding, the test provides the results in percentiles. This means the results of everyone taking the test must be available to calculate the percentile. In 2008, the online test results were made available after the telephone interview which could very well mean that the percentile scores were correct. This year, I received my result the next day so it could not be percentile based on the entire group who took test. My scores in reasoning etc were high but my behaviorial skills results were mixed and not what I expected or not what my behaviour is usually. In my experience the online test results do not always get very high weightage. For instance, my friend with a percentile of 5 got the job. CV of candidates who the HR organization thinks to be suitable is sent to the managers. The managers would then shortlist the people who would be invited to the assessment/selection centre. However, this year (from the online results email) I find that the people selected for the telephone interview are the ones shortlisted by managers.
Regarding response time, in my experience it is largely dependent on who in HR is working for PROGRESS. Some HR personnel are very quick to respond to your queries (sometimes within half a day). progress@eads.net always takes atleast 3-4 working days to reply, I have experienced not getting a response too. The selection centre interviews for support functions are usually in April and the interview for engineering roles take place from May onwards.
In 2008, the selection centre interview had two stages. First day it was group activities. Second day was the personal interview with the manager who is interested in your profile. The group activity comprises of reading through a business case (30 mins or so) highlighting some challenges etc. Then you are sent to a hall as a group and asked to discuss among yourselves to clearly outline the challenges. During this period, several managers would be observing you including the one who is interested in you. Based on a talk I had with a HR person, I understand that the objective for them is to determine your capability to work in a group and not if you can come up with solutions for the business case. After this large group event is over, you are sent to another room with probably another 1 or 2 candidates who are also shortlisted for the same job as you are. Here you have another set of questions relating to the business case and you are to discuss on creating a solution. At this time, only the manager who is inerested in you and the other shortlisted candidates is present. I am not sure what he is looking out for. But my guess is your reasoning ability etc. After this, you would again be sent to the big group event and you will be asked to discuss your solutions and present them. All the managers interested in the candidates of the big group will be present. In short, the best way to succeed in this level is to be active in the group.
The second day is the personal interview and your fit to the position on a technical and personal level is. I believe this is where I lost out because I did not speak French and my manager did not understand/speak English very well.
Unfortunately, luck plays a larger role in your selection (A fact that a EADS HR person admitted). I wish you all good luck.
Lounge Gast schrieb:
Hallo allerseits,
Ist jemand von euch zufällig derzeit im AC-Prozess von EADS
und kann ein wenig erzÃ?hlen wie es war?
Ich hatte heute mein Telefon-Interview, haben mir gesagt ich
krieg erst Ende März Bescheid, war das bei euch auch so ?
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