Pratt & Whitney Analyst Interview Questions
& Process

I applied and heard back from a recruiter about a month later for a screener call. After that, I had an interview with the hiring manager. It was disappointing because after those two rounds, I got ghosted and never heard back. I sent a follow-up email about a week after the interview, but still got no response. I later found out through LinkedIn that they hired someone internally. It's really not that difficult to send a simple email to let a candidate know they weren't selected.

The interview process here is a ludicrously disorganized, drawn out and time-wasting experience. Screening calls are done by outsourced recruiters with little knowledge of the aerospace business, or even recruiting. A number of outside vendors are used, and the only thing consistent here is that the quality is poor. They are generally unresponsive to emails or phone calls. Follow-up questions usually go unanswered, multiple requests to forward thank you emails have been ignored. If they do respond to any questions it is usually to state they don't know, before a game of email pingpong begins with other recruiters or the requests disappear into the blackhole that is Pratt and Whitney's seemingly non-existent HR. Interviews with hiring managers/teams vary. Often a mix of behavioral and technical questions, seemingly no standard format or process. Some will state that multiple interviews will occur, the length and number of which may vary. Since everyone at P&W is chronically overworked, follow-up interviews may not even take place in the same quarter, and rescheduling at the last minute is common and being blown off entirely without even a warning is something you should be prepared for. An additional time period will then pass as Pratt HR fingerpaints you an offer letter only to have the hiring manager retire, or quit before you receive the offer and then the role gets administratively canceled.

I applied and then waited about a week for the job portal to update. My application status was under review and then my hiring supervisor rescheduled me. The interview itself felt really formal and professional.