NYK Line Interview Questions
& Process

The interview process is structured and thorough. It starts with a phone screening to check qualifications and fit. Then, there's an interview with a hiring manager, focusing on technical skills and experience. This is followed by a panel interview with team members to assess cultural fit and problem-solving. Lastly, there's a discussion about the compensation and next steps.

There were three interviews in total. The first interview was with the HR team leaders, the second was with the group leaders, and the final interview was with a director. All interviews were quite friendly.

This is a Cyber Security Management role. I made it very clear to the recruitment company and the interviewers that although I had experience in managing a SOC, it was more on the Service Delivery side using global standards such as ITIL to develop and mature the service. So, although I understood the basics of CyberSec and understood the terminology, I was not technical within this area. They continued to assure me that they did not mind that I did not have much experience with this as they were looking for someone to people manage which I have over 10 years experience in. During the interview process they did ask me technical CyberSec related questions which of course I could only give generic answers because I do not have that much experience within this sector. They then asked me people management questions, as someone who is seasoned in this area, having managed managers, team leads, engineers and analysts, I have conducted interview processes in the past and know what good answers 'look like', so I gave very detailed answers based on specific scenarios. I am well spoken, professional, personable and approachable. I have a lot of fantastic feedback of my ability as a manager on my LinkedIn profile as well from ex colleagues who I had closely worked with. I got feedback that I wasn't suitable for the role & that my answers weren't strong enough. Well, the only answers that weren't strong enough were the ones related to CyberSec which they knew prior to interviewing me that I would not have known! In all, if they are wanting someone with more experience within CyberSec then the £75k salary that they are offering is far too little. It just seemed like a massive waste of my time.

It was brief but to the point. Overall positive experience, but I felt like they were just going through the motions. It was clear they already had someone else in mind. One thing I noticed is that there's a glass ceiling here. No room for upward advancement, especially in this office. They always move managers around departments and never give their direct reports a chance to move up. Attrition is really low.