Philips Field / Application Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Philips.
Philips
Field Service Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call
Interview formats
Behavioral
Fornecimento de informacoes sobre a empresa e esclarecimento de duvidas. Descricao dos detalhes do trabalho a realizar para esta posicao. Questoes sobre mim e sobre a minha disponibilidade e interesse na vaga em questao. Salario nao foi discutido.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Are you willing to travel?
Philips
Field Service Engineer
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call
Interview formats
Behavioral
The interview was short, possibly because the interviewer had other commitments. They were not overly dominant and were willing to briefly explain concepts if you didn't know the answer. The interviewer initially greeted me in Bahasa but switched to English for the interview itself.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you introduce yourself and explain what makes you a suitable candidate for this position?
Philips
Field Service Engineer
Mid Difficult Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Panel Background check
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
So, I've tried getting in a few times, and the process is always a bit different each go. Sometimes you get a call from a recruiter, other times you're thrown straight into a panel interview. Then you might just be left hanging for ages, like months, without any updates.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Some questions are knowledge-based.
- Some questions are fishing for information.
- They're all meant to keep you on your toes.
Philips Field / Application Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Philips interview reports.
“How would you distinguish between two objects of identical mass and volume, where one is solid and the other is hollow?”
Read reports →“Can you give an example of a routing protocol and a routed protocol?”
Read reports →“What steps would you take to connect two routers from different vendors, and which protocol would be suitable for this?”
Read reports →“If you were a fruit, which one would you be?”
Read reports →“What makes you believe Philips is a suitable company for you?”
Read report →“Can you tell me why you are not interested in being a teaching assistant at your university?”
Read report →“What was the biggest difficulty you encountered in school, and how did you overcome it?”
Read report →“What is something about you that isn't on your resume?”
Read report →“Describe a scenario where you had to calm down a situation with an unhappy customer.”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 61 Philips interview reports.