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Sumitomo Bakelite Interview Questions
& Process

Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.

Based on 3 interview experiences · FREE TO READ

1.3 Rounds average
Average Typical difficulty
66.7% Positive experience

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2 roles · 3 reports

Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Sumitomo Bakelite.

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Administrative Assistant

Operations · more than a year ago

Entry Average Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call
Interview formats
Behavioral

The HR person asked some weird questions. They wanted to know if I was okay with being shouted at, and also asked about my family commitments. Then they asked if I could send a foreign worker to the airport at any time of the day.

Confirmed questions3 questions
  • Are you okay with being shouted at?
  • Tell me about your family commitments.
  • Can you send a foreign worker to the airport at any time of the day?
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R&D Engineer

Engineering · more than a year ago

Entry Average Positive experience Decline offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical

It was an interesting interview. The interviewer asked a couple of common interview questions (Introduce yourself, why do you want to work for this position etc). Additionally, he also asked a few questions to test on engineering knowledge. (formula, creative thinking etc)

Confirmed questions8 questions
  • Can you introduce yourself?
  • What are your strengths and weaknesses?
  • What makes you a good candidate for this role?
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R&D Engineer

Engineering · more than a year ago

Entry Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Presentation
Interview formats
Technical Presentation

So there were 2 interviews in total. The first one was the typical interview with typical questions. Before starting the 1st interview, HR asked me to solve a simple engineering calculation problem. It took like 2 weeks of processing time to get shortlisted for the 2nd interview. They wanted me to present 2 questions in the 2nd interview to test my thinking skill.

Confirmed questions2 questions
  • Can you tell me about yourself?
  • Please solve this simple engineering calculation problem.

Sumitomo Bakelite Interview Questions

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Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 3 Sumitomo Bakelite interview reports.

Interview formats

Behavioral 40%
Technical 40%
Presentation 20%

Interview difficulty

Easy 0%
Average 100%
Difficult 0%

Candidate experience

Negative 33.3%
Positive 66.7%

Reports by job function

Engineering 2
Operations 1