The hiring process at Rivian takes an average of 7 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Sr.Process Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 7 days), whereas Sr.Process Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 7 days).
I interviewed at Rivian (Palo Alto, CA) in Oct 2020
Interview
Phone interview with HR - Short Technical Interview - Panel Technical Interview. The biggest negative for me was being notified that I was being interviewed for a different position in the manufacturing team once I had begun the panel interview. They said they are looking more generally so not to worry but definitely threw me off.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked how you would approach problems you would face in the role. Asked very in depth questions about projects you have accomplished - so be very prepared with the technical foundation of your projects.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Rivian
Interview
I received a call without applying. First interview was with hiring manager which lasted about 40-45 min based on my resume. Then had a 30 min interview with recruiter. Third was final interview of 4 hours with 5 interviewers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: What was your favorite project and how you completed it?
Q: Difficult situation faced during managing project
Q: How you manage conflicts
Q: Tell me time when you did mistake
Q: How you manage project timelines
Q: If someone approaches you with issues, how you resolve them
The employee corresponding with me sent me a faulty link to enter my availability. Then, they booked me three different times and never ended up calling me. One time, they emailed me several minutes after our planned starting time that a superior needed to speak with them. Another time, they called a different applicant with the same name and merged our applications together, leaving me in confusion. The third time, I was simply ghosted--no call ever came.
HR and university relations at this company are astoundingly incompetent and unprofessional.