GILLIG Interview Questions
& Process

The interviews took about 2 weeks. Overall a good experience with the recruiters and managers. The process had 3 parts: first, a 1-hour phone call with the recruiter. Second, a 1-hour virtual meeting with the hiring managers. Third, a 3-hour onsite with the HR Director, hiring manager, and department manager, which included a facility tour. If they liked me, they asked for professional references. After that, I got an offer and had to fill out a background screening questionnaire and give a hair sample for drug screening. My advice: be honest, be yourself, and research the company.

It was super disorganized. They first scheduled me for 6 am with the VP of HR and IT Manager, then postponed it to 8 am with the same people. The IT manager called me in at 8:30 and grilled me for an hour with tough command-line questions about AD and other obscure commands, like I was fresh out of school, even though I have 20 years of experience. It felt like he was just wasting time because HR scheduled him an hour ahead. In the end, he said HR was busy all day and that was it.

I found this job on an online job site and applied. First, I had a quick 10-minute phone chat with the VP of HR. She then set up an in-person meeting. I went for the in-person interview about 10 days after applying. I met with her for about 30 minutes, and she went over the job duties and asked some standard questions. Nothing too difficult. The hardest one I recall was 'Have you ever had a bad boss?' After that, she sent me to meet my potential supervisor. He didn't ask many questions, mostly just had me talk about my past jobs and what I did. It was pretty easy, and he seemed really interested. He explained the work, but then he accidentally said something that sounded anti-semitic, which was awkward. I tried to ignore it. We talked for about 60 to 90 minutes. A few days later, the HR VP called me for three work references, they needed to be from former managers. She contacted them all, so make sure they're good ones. A few days after that, I interviewed with the SVP (the boss of the last person I met). This person no longer works there, so this interview might not be relevant now. There weren't many hard questions, but some seemed inappropriate, like 'Do you take a lot of sick time?' About a week later, they offered me the job. When I went to sign, they did a hair drug test and a physical at a hospital. The physical was very thorough, like what plant employees get, checking hearing, vision, X-rays, EKG, diabetes, and lung function. I even learned new things about myself. No one discussed work hours, and I didn't even think to ask, which was a big miss for both of us. If they had, I might have declined. The one guy's comment had me a bit uncertain, but I decided to overlook it.

It started with a telephone interview and then an on-site interview with 4 of the managers/directors that I would be working with. All of the people I had the opportunity to meet were so welcoming and passionate about Gillig. The positive vibes were uplifting and unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. Overall: Amazing experience