I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Siemens (Boston, MA) in Aug 2021
Interview
Applied via the Website, then was contacted via email to arrange a call with the hiring managers.
Had 3 interviews/calls in total and then I received a call saying I passed and an offer would be made via email.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interviews were focused mainly on scenarios that could happen during a project.
How do you deal with a difficult client?
How do you hire?
Tell us about a hard time at previous projects that you overcame
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Siemens in Aug 2016
Interview
was mostly technical questions and behavioral questions. knowledge on railway safety systems and automation systems will certainly help. also questions on behavior on how to reach to certain situations were asked.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Siemens (Bengaluru) in Aug 2014
Interview
1st round was Aptitude Test (applicable for those who have less than 3 yrs work exp)- average difficulty level
2nd round -Technical Interview- They ask questions related to the work done in the projects in the previous organization, check your working knowledge, ask scenario based questions to check your analytical thinking skills, ask questions related to electrical domain if you are aware of HMIs and PLCs
3rd Round- Test Manager- ask questions mainly to test your logical thinking capabilities, mostly scenario based questions, aptitude questions etc
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How will you test an Analog and Digital Watch (open ended question, hence, i can call it as a bit challenging as we can't predict what specifically the interviewer might be looking for)